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GMPV4.1

Volcano monitoring with instrument networks: novel techniques, observations and interpretations
Convener: Gilberto Saccorotti  | Co-Conveners: Jurgen Neuberg , Mike Burton 
Oral Programme
 / Wed, 25 Apr, 08:30–12:00  / 13:30–17:00  / Room 18
Poster Programme
 / Attendance Wed, 25 Apr, 17:30–19:00  / Hall XL

Over the past few years, major technological advances allowed to significantly increase both the spatial coverage and frequency bandwidth of geochemical and geophysical observations at active volcanoes.
Establishment of high-rate GPS networks, continuous gravity meters, dense arrays of broad-band seismometers, and networks of instruments for the quantitative measurement of volcanic gas emissions now permits an unprecedented, multi-parameter vision of the surface manifestations of mass transport beneath volcanoes. Accompanying these progresses are new models and processing techniques leading to innovative paradigms for the interpretation and inversion
of observational data.

Within this context, this session aims at bringing together a multidisciplinary audience to discuss about the most recent innovations in monitoring approaches and to present
observations, methods and models that increase our understanding of volcanic processes.

We welcome contribution related to (1) New instruments and techniques for the measurement of geophysical and geochemical parameters, from in-situ methods to ground-, air- and space-based remote sensing techniques;
(2) Reports of significant case histories, documenting
the relationships between the measured parameters and the evolving volcanic processes; (3) New modeling frameworks
for the interpretation of the observed data, and their significance in terms of eruption forecasting.

The session will provide an opportunity to discuss volcanic activity from a monitoring perspective on a wide range of volcanoes. We therefore encourage submission of papers that are easily understandable to a broad, multi-disciplinary audience.