SCIENZE BIOLOGICHE, GEOLOGICHE E AMBIENTALIGeologia e GeofisicaAnno accademico 2024/2025

9797188 - VOLCANIC HAZARD AND MONITORING

Docente: MARISA GIUFFRIDA

Risultati di apprendimento attesi

Fornire le adeguate conoscenze dei fattori di pericolosità derivanti da attività vulcanica, in particolare eventi eruttivi di natura effusiva ed esplosiva con conseguente emissione di colate laviche, ricaduta di materiale piroclastico, emissione di gas ed altri eventi associati quali tsunami e lahars. Competenze relative alle principali tecniche di monitoraggio petrologico, geochimico e geofisico in aree vulcaniche.

Modalità di svolgimento dell'insegnamento

21 ore (3 CFU) di lezioni frontali; 36 ore (3 CFU) di attività pratiche comprendenti visite didattiche presso aree vulcaniche e centri di sorveglianza vulcanica. L'insegnamento sarà erogato in lingua inglese.

Prerequisiti richiesti

Fondamenti di vulcanologia, geochimica, geofisica della Terra solida

Frequenza lezioni

Obbligatoria

Contenuti del corso

Introduction

§  Global distribution of active volcanoes and classification of volcanic activity types

§  Definition of Hazard and Risk assessment

Volcanic Hazard

§  Basaltic lava flow hazard

§  Volcanic ash impact and hazard

§  Pyroclastic density currents

§  Lahars

§  Volcanic gas and aerosol

§  Volcanic Hazard and Risk map

Introduction to volcano monitoring techniques

§  History of volcano observations.

§  The present status of volcano surveillance and future perspectives.

§  Overview of methods and models to forecast eruptions and identification of precursory signals.

Geophysical surveillance

§  Seismo-volcanic signals for the prediction of volcanic eruptions.

§  Ground-deformation, satellite and thermal monitoring techniques.

Monitoring of volcanic gases

§  Chemical characters of the gaseous phase in different stages of volcanism.

§  Ground-based gas measurements vs remote sensing techniques: the use of MultiGAS instruments compared to COSPEC and DOAS spectrometry.

Petrological monitoring of active volcanoes

§  Common petrologic procedures and operative protocols during ongoing eruptions.

§  Physical and chemical models applied to volcanic products to constrain the pre-eruptive properties of magmas.

§  Using crystal chemistry for tracking the temporal changes of volcano plumbing systems.


Testi di riferimento

Il materiale didattico sarà fornito dal docente, su richiesta, prima dell'inizio dell'insegnamento. Tutte le slides illustrate durante le lezioni saranno pubblicate su Studium.

§  Dosseto A., Turner S.P. &Van Orman J.A. (2011). Timescales of magmatic processes: from core to atmosphere. Chapter 7. Wiley-Blackwell, 272 pp.

§  Latter, J.H. (1989). Volcanic hazards assessment and monitoring. In: Proceedings in Volcanology 1. Springer-Verlag, 625 pp.

§  Papale P. (2020). Forecasting and planning for volcanic hazards, risks and disasters. Elsevier, 708 pp.

§  Scarpa R. & Tilling R.I. (2012). Monitoring and mitigation of volcano hazard. Springer Berlin, 842 pp.

§  Shroder J.F. & Papale P. (2015). Volcanic hazards, risks and disasters. Elsevier, 532 pp.

Mader H.M. et al. (2006). Statistics in Volcanology. The Geological Society of London, 285 pp.

Programmazione del corso

 ArgomentiRiferimenti testi
1Global distribution of active volcanoes and classification of volcanic activity typesShroder & Papale (2015).
2Definition of Hazard and Risk assessment Mader et al. (2006); Scarpa & Tilling (2012); Shroder & Papale (2015); Papale P. (2020).
3Basaltic lava flow and volcanic ash impact and hazardShroder & Papale (2015).
4Pyroclastic density currents and laharsShroder & Papale (2015).
5Volcanic gases and aerosolShroder & Papale (2015).
6Human and structural vulnerability, volcanic hazard and Risk map.Dispense.
7History of volcano observations, the present status of volcano surveillance and future perspectives Shroder & Papale (2015); Scarpa & Tilling (2012); Dispense.
8Overview of methods and models to forecast eruptions with identification of precursory signalsPapale (2020); Scarpa & Tilling (2012).
9Seismo-volcanic signals for the prediction of volcanic eruptionsPapale (2020); Scarpa & Tilling (2012).
10Ground deformation, satellite and thermal monitoring techniquesScarpa & Tilling (2012).
11 Chemical characters of the gaseous phase in different stages of volcanism Scarpa & Tilling (2012).
12Ground-based gas measurements vs remote sensing techniquesDispense.
13Petrological monitoring of active volcanoes.Dispense.
14Physical and chemical models to constrain the pre-eruptive properties of magmasPapale (2020); Dispense.
15Using crystal chemistry for tracking the temporal changes of volcano plumbing systemsDispense.
16Practical activities.Dispense.

Verifica dell'apprendimento

Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento

L’esame finale consiste in una prova orale di circa 30 minuti con votazione su tutti gli argomenti del programma. L’esame è finalizzato a valutare il grado di apprendimento raggiunto dallo studente sui contenuti teorici e metodologici indicati nel programma e le capacità di esporre correttamente i concetti acquisiti. A garanzia di pari opportunità, gli studenti interessati possono chiedere un colloquio personale in modo da programmare eventuali misure compensative e/o dispensative in base agli obiettivi didattici ed alle specifiche esigenze.


Esempi di domande e/o esercizi frequenti

Definition of Volcanic hazard and risk.

Impact and hazard related to basaltic lava flow.

Describe the most common mitigation interventions during volcanic eruption.

The present status of volcano surveillance in the world.

Types of observations that may provide timely warnings of volcano reawakening.

Seismic methods for monitoring active volcanoes.

Geodetic measurements and instrumentation.

Recent advances in satellite remote sensing technology.

Variations in chemical properties of volcanic gases before eruptions.

Benefits of using COSPEC or DOAS spectrometry with respect to direct gas sampling methods.

Petrological monitoring procedures and disclosures.

Common models applied to unravel the physical-chemical properties of magmas and reconstruct pre-eruptive dynamics.

The importance of modelling the chemical record of volcanic crystals.


English version