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Special topic—Eruption plumes and clouds Special topic—Eruption plumes and clouds

chapter G, this volume; Orr and others, 2024), (3) weather radar, (4) volcanic lightning detection, and (5) ground-based ash sensors and sampling. Explosive eruptions can be detected by a variety of geophysical monitoring, including infrasound (see chapter C, this volume; Lyons and others, 2024) and seismicity (see chapter B, this volume; Thelen and others, 2024). However, those methods...
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David J. Schneider, Alexa R. Van Eaton

Monitoring lahars Monitoring lahars

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Weston A. Thelen, John J. Lyons, Alexandra M. Iezzi, Seth C. Moran

Tracking surface changes caused by volcanic activity Tracking surface changes caused by volcanic activity

chapter L, this volume; Diefenbach, 2024).
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Tim R. Orr, Hannah R. Dietterich, Michael P. Poland

Streams, springs, and volcanic lakes for volcano monitoring Streams, springs, and volcanic lakes for volcano monitoring

chapter K, this volume, on boreholes; Hurwitz and Lowenstern, 2024). Although inferred to be common, relatively few volcano-hydrology anomalies are well documented, and many are essentially anecdotal (Newhall and others, 2001), reflecting the fact that high-resolution time series remain rare. Extreme examples include the 2008 eruption of Nevado del Huila, Colombia, where relatively minor
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Steven E. Ingebritsen, Shaul Hurwitz

Volcanic gas monitoring Volcanic gas monitoring

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Jennifer L. Lewicki, Christoph Kern, Peter J. Kelly, Patricia A. Nadeau, Tamar Elias, Laura E. Clor

Ground deformation and gravity for volcano monitoring Ground deformation and gravity for volcano monitoring

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Emily K. Montgomery-Brown, Kyle R. Anderson, Ingrid A. Johanson, Michael P. Poland, Ashton F. Flinders

Infrasound for volcano monitoring Infrasound for volcano monitoring

20 hertz [Hz]), but the most energetic band is typically in the infrasound from 0.5 to 20 Hz. Studies of volcanic infrasound and the deployment of infrasound for volcano monitoring have increased rapidly in the past two decades as sensors have improved and as analytical tools have become more widely available. Improved sensors and tools have led to a growing diversity of eruptive...
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John J. Lyons, David Fee, Weston A. Thelen, Alexandra M. Iezzi, Aaron G. Wech

Recommended capabilities and instrumentation for volcano monitoring in the United States Recommended capabilities and instrumentation for volcano monitoring in the United States

The National Volcano Early Warning System (NVEWS) was authorized and partially funded by the U.S. Government in 2019. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Volcano Hazards Program asked its scientists to reflect on and summarize their views of best practices for volcano monitoring. The goal was to review and update the recommendations of a previous report (Moran and others, 2008...
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