Publication Date:
2017-04-04
Description:
Improving lava flow hazard assessment is one of the most important and challenging fields of volcanology,
and has an immediate and practical impact on society. Here, we present a methodology for the quantitative
assessment of lava flow hazards based on a combination of field data, numerical simulations and probability
analyses. With the extensive data available on historic eruptions of Mt. Etna, going back over 2000 years, it
has been possible to construct two hazard maps, one for flank and the other for summit eruptions, allowing a
quantitative analysis of the most likely future courses of lava flows. The effective use of hazard maps of Etna
may help in minimizing the damage from volcanic eruptions through correct land use in densely urbanized
area with a population of almost one million people. Although this study was conducted on Mt. Etna, the
approach used is designed to be applicable to other volcanic areas.
Description:
This work was developed within the framework of TecnoLab, the Laboratory for
Technological Advance in Volcano Geophysics organized by INGV-CT, DIEES-UNICT,
and DMI-UNICT.
Description:
Published
Description:
3493
Description:
1V. Storia e struttura dei sistemi vulcanici
Description:
2V. Dinamiche di unrest e scenari pre-eruttivi
Description:
3V. Dinamiche e scenari eruttivi
Description:
4V. Vulcani e ambiente
Description:
6A. Monitoraggio ambientale, sicurezza e territorio
Description:
3IT. Calcolo scientifico e sistemi informatici
Description:
JCR Journal
Description:
restricted
Keywords:
Lava flow hazard
;
Etna
;
04. Solid Earth::04.04. Geology::04.04.99. General or miscellaneous
;
04. Solid Earth::04.08. Volcanology::04.08.99. General or miscellaneous
;
05. General::05.01. Computational geophysics::05.01.99. General or miscellaneous
;
05. General::05.02. Data dissemination::05.02.99. General or miscellaneous
;
05. General::05.08. Risk::05.08.99. General or miscellaneous
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Type:
article
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