Publication Date:
2012-02-03
Description:
The 2006 eruption of Mt. Etna (Italy): new
multidisciplinary approach implemented by the UFSO
staff of INGV Catania Section
S. Mangiagli, M. Neri, E. Pecora, D. Reitano, A. Amantia, E. Biale, M. D’Agostino,
M. La Via and O. Torrisi
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Catania, P. Roma, 2 - 95125,
Catania Italy (mangiagli@ct.ingv.it, reitano@ct.ingv.it)
During the latest (2006) eruptive activity of Mount Etna (Sicily - Italy) multidisciplinary
instrumental networks and observations produced useful and significant data
in order to understand the eruptive dynamics of this volcano. In this context, the
staff of the INGV Catania Section Department called Unità Funzionale Sala Operativa
(UFSO) actively participates in national and European research projects dealing
with the development and use of new systems with high technological content useful,
in particular, during eruptions or seismic crises. Another aspect of this work is
represented by the development of software for the supervisory and automatic control
of the working systems. For example during the last few weeks of 2006, ash-rich
columns several km in height, and consequent fallout characterized the eruption of
Mt Etna and severely hampered the functioning of the nearby International Airport of
Catania. Therefore, for a better evaluation of real time systems a new dedicated web
site has been realized, improving the availability of fundamental data for the Italian
Department of Civil Defence (DPC). The DPC staff, using also INGV scientific data,
releases daily bulletins to Italian government authorities. Multidisciplinary data are
collected and well represented in risk maps. Moreover, various algorithms have been
implemented and used to make simulations of eruptive clouds from Mt. Etna. All realized
maps also use wind forecasts at different altitude and different scenarios are
available in a new software able to plot different parameters like, for example, temperature
and wind speed/direction in different isobaric levels, precipitation rate and
total cloud cover.
Description:
INGV, Sezione Catania
Description:
Published
Description:
Vienna, Austria
Description:
1.5. TTC - Sorveglianza dell'attività eruttiva dei vulcani
Description:
5.5. Attività di Sala Operativa
Description:
open
Keywords:
Mmultidisciplinary approach
;
Etna 2006
;
04. Solid Earth::04.08. Volcanology::04.08.06. Volcano monitoring
;
05. General::05.06. Methods::05.06.99. General or miscellaneous
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Type:
Poster session
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