VOLCANO: CoV7 Remote Sensing session announcement

[Jean-François Smekens <jsmekens@xxxxxxx>]

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CoV7 Remote Sensing session announcement
From: Simon Carn <scarn@xxxxxxx>
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Dear all,

We would like to promote the following remote sensing session at the 
upcoming Cities on Volcanoes 7 conference, in Colima, Mexico from 19-23 
November 2012.

Session 1.3: Volcanic Surveillance by Remote Sensing

Description:
Remote sensing from the ground, air or space is a crucial tool for 
surveillance of volcanoes at all levels of activity from quiescent to 
erupting. The period since the late 1990s has been incredibly fruitful 
for applications of satellite remote sensing in volcanology, due in 
large part to the availability of a wealth of data from NASA´s three 
Earth Observing System (EOS) platforms, Terra, Aqua and Aura. Improved 
methods for data processing, better retrieval algorithms and the 
synergistic use of EO data has led to new insights into volcanic 
processes. Ground-based remote sensing techniques have seen concurrent 
advances, such as the emergence of miniature ultraviolet (UV) 
spectrometers, infrared and UV imaging cameras for volcanic gas 
measurements. Active instruments (lidar and radar) for sensing volcanic 
plumes are also being increasingly used. We solicit contributions on any
 application of ground-based, airborne or satellite remote sensing data 
to volcano monitoring, with a p
 articular emphasis on new technologies, new data processing techniques,
 retrieval algorithms and measurement synergies. As we approach the end 
of the EOS era, we also welcome contributions on the potential use of 
recently launched or future space-based sensors for volcano 
surveillance.

Conveners:
Simon Carn (Michigan Tech, USA)
Ignacio Galindo (Univ. de Colima, Mexico)
Fred Prata (NILU, Norway)

We also highlight a related pre-meeting workshop that may be of interest:

Workshop W2: Volcano Monitoring Techniques

Sat. 17 November 2012
Cost: US$50 for salaried participants & US$25 for students including lunch and materials.
50 people

The variety of volcano monitoring techniques continues to expand at a 
great rate. In the search for precursors, the more traditional areas of 
seismicity, geodesy and geochemistry are now complemented by studies of 
acoustic or thermal emission, for example, and we are starting to 
understand the significance of many other detectable geophysical 
signals. We have seen a move to more remote techniques, which allow a 
wider coverage and a decreased risk for the volcanologist. The 
applications for satellite data is increasing dramatically. Much more 
attention is being placed on the accuracy of gas flux measurements and 
more advanced data analysis techniques are enabling more complex models 
of sub-surface processes to be produced based on seismic data.

This workshop will provide a glimpse of the state-of-the-art of the most
 important areas of volcano monitoring. The day will be divided into the
 following themes with specialists presenting the theory and practise of
 each one. We hope to attract graduate students and observatory staff 
who require some refreshment of what data is available, how it can be 
obtained and then integrated into models of volcano behaviour.

Registration and abstract submission for the meeting is now open at http://www.citiesonvolcanoes7.com, with early bird registration closing on July 15. The final deadline for abstract submission and registration is July 31.

Best regards,
Simon

[ simon carn | associate professor ]
[ dept geo min eng sci | mtu ]
[ 1400 townsend drive | houghton | mi 49931 | usa ]
[ 906-487-1756 | 906-487-3371 (fax) ]

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