EUROVOLC Trans-national and Virtual Accesses aim to offer an unpreceded wide portfolio of access managed by worldwide, top-level research teams to the volcanological community. EUROVOLC organizes the access to the EU volcanoes in Italy, Iceland, French overseas territories, and Portugal. The strategic interchange of EUROVOLC with EPOS will allow the project community to access the EPOS-IP Volcano Observatory Thematic Core Service (VO-TCS) benefiting of the service resources; though at the same time will enrich VO-TCS with the new data and products coming from EUROVOLC outcomes. EUROVOLC accesses will offer the opportunity to investigate natural phenomena from field observations to interpretation of processes, and their modelling and stochastic prediction. Hence the foreseen TAs and VAs cover more than one of the transversal themes proposed by EUROVOLC.
Theme 2 of EUROVOLC is centered on Volcano-Atmospheric Interaction. It’s main topics are:
- Multidisciplinary assimilation of data for volcanic ash transport models and source-term parametrization.
- Interaction of volcanic products with atmosphere; physical chemical aspects in the near field of a volcano, far-field evolution.
Activities
Transnational Accesses
- Access to the Icelandic Volcano Observatory
- Access to University of Iceland
- Access to the Italian Volcano Observatories and Research Institutions
- Access to Azores Volcano Observatory
- Access to Guadeloupe, Martinique and Piton del la Furnaise Volcano Observatories
- Access to the Volcano Dynamics Computational Centre
- Physical access to on-site modelling resources and to hazard assessment tools
Virtual Accesses
- Virtual Access to EPOS VO-TCS
- Virtual access to satellite-image derived SO2 flux time series
- Access to the Volcano Dynamics Computational Centre
Theme 3 of EUROVOLC is centered on Sub-surface Processes. It’s main topics are:
- Rock-magma interaction: physical and chemical signals from magma migration; chemical interaction.
- Multidisciplinary assimilation of data. Magma Chamber. Physics and Chemistry.
Activities
Transnational Accesses
- Access to the Icelandic Volcano Observatory
- Access to University of Iceland
- Access to the Italian Volcano Observatories and Research Institutions
- Access to Azores Volcano Observatory
- Access to Guadeloupe, Martinique and Piton del la Fournaise Volcano Observatories
- Access to the Volcano Dynamics Computational Centre
- Physical access to on-site modelling resources and to hazard assessment tools
Virtual Accesses
- Virtual Access to EPOS VO-TCS
- Access to virtual diffusion modelling centre
- Access to seismic full wavefield modelling tools
- Virtual access to remote sensing and numerical models and simulations: HOTVOLC and DEFVOLC
- Access to the Volcano Dynamics Computational Centre
Theme 4 of EUROVOLC is centered on Volcanic Crisis Preparedness and Risk Management. It’s main topics are:
- Identification of hazard scenarios, multi-hazard assessments, and pre-event impact assessments.
- New strategies to facilitate: sharing and promotion of best practices; communication between scientists and society (including decision-makers, population and media).
- Task force: establishment of a European expert team of back-up scientists and infrastructure.
Activities
Transnational Accesses
- Access to the Icelandic Volcano Observatory
- Access to University of Iceland
- Access to the Italian Volcano Observatories and Research Institutions
- Access to Azores Volcano Observatory
- Access to Guadeloupe, Martinique and Piton del la Furnaise Volcano Observatories
- Access to the Volcano Dynamics Computational Centre
- Physical access to on-site modelling resources and to hazard assessment tools
Virtual Accesses
- Virtual Access to EPOS VO-TCS
- Access to the Volcano Dynamics Computational Centre