ASHFALL -a graduate course in volcanology, with substantial meteorological content

Fall 2009

Michigan Tech

Class conference link: http://mtu.na4.acrobat.com/GE5180


To look at Lectures, download Movies:

#1  Origin of Ash Explosive Vesiculation

#2  Phreatic and Phreatomagmatic Fragmentation

#3  Eruption Columns

#4  Size of Volcanic Ash

#5  Particle Fall through the Atmosphere

#6  Numerical Fallout according to Suzuki

#7  Ashfall blankets

#8  Volcanological Meteorology

#9  More Volcano Meteorology

#10 Weather Radar Systems (Lacasse et al)

#11 Thunderstorms and Volcanic Clouds

#12 Direct Sampling of Volcanic Clouds

#13 Durant  Distal Sedimentation & Cloud Microphysics

#14 Detecting Volcanic Ash from Space

#15 More Volcanic ash remote sensing

#16 SO2 Remote Sensing (Carn)

#17 Spurr Eruption Case Discussion

#18 Bonadonna Tephra Deposits Characteristics

#19 Chaiten Eruption Observations

#20 Horwell--Ashfalls and Human Health

#21 Ashcloud hazards to Aircraft

 
 

The class projects will compare models of ash blankets with actual ones using data sets where GSD and spatial distribution data are available.


These projects are directed toward developing skill in, complex scientific data analysis, numerical model applications and comparison with real data, and scientific writing.

Class Projects

 

Kristi Wallace AVO

Offered online as a multi-university class through INVOGE and EHaz

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Adobe Connect Pro

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