SUMMER 2003GEOHAZARDS COURSE AT UWI, MONA - page 075

Prepared and compiled by Rafi Ahmad, Unit for Disaster Studies,
Department of Geography and Geology,
University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica

LESSONS:

The detailed scientific studies on Montserrat have led to:

A better understanding of links between the geophysical parameters measured and the behaviour of the volcano,

How the volcanic system works- seismic signals, ground deformation, gas flux, dam collapse or volcanix explosions?

Physical dynamics of ascent, crystallization, degassing, and extrusion of andesite magma.
Above aspects are vital to our ability to reliably forecast or to warn, and thus to mitigate the dangerous effects of andesite volcanism.

SOME ORGANIZATIONS:


Seismic Research Unit (SRU)
Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO)


International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of Earth's Interior (IAVCEI)


Division of Earth Sciences of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris (UNESCO)


United Nations Disaster Relief Organization, Paris (UNDRO) - - (:o])

American Geophysical Union (AGU)


World Organization of Volcano Observatories (WOVO)

Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO)



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