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Publishing a Special Issue of Reports from the volcano observatories in Latin America
Volcanica, 2021 Peer-reviewed publications are the most common way of sharing scientific knowledge internationally. Volcanica is the only fully diamond open access journal in volcanology, publishing peer-reviewed articles without costs to authors or readers.
Oryaëlle Chevrel +7 more
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Volcano monitoring in Latin America: taking a step forward
Volcanica, 2021 Monitoring the state of active volcanoes is the foundational component of volcanic risk reduction strategies. To a large extent, these responsibilities rest with volcano observatories.
Pablo Forte +9 more
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Towards coordinated regional multi-satellite InSAR volcano observations: results from the Latin America pilot project [PDF]
Journal of Applied Volcanology, 2018 Within Latin America, about 319 volcanoes have been active in the Holocene, but 202 of these volcanoes have no seismic, deformation or gas monitoring.
M. E. Pritchard +17 more
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Volcano monitoring and hazard assessments in Chile
Volcanica, 2021 Volcanism in Chile occurs in a variety of tectonic settings but mostly in the context of oceanic-continental plate collision, including 92 potentially active volcanoes. There have been more than 30 documented eruptions in the last few centuries.
Alvaro Amigo
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Towards the development of the first permanent volcano observatory in Argentina
Volcanica, 2021 Argentina is a country that presents a complex situation regarding volcanic risk, where a total of 38 volcanoes are considered active. Although Argentina has no major cities close to these volcanoes, the continuous increase in economic activity and ...
Sebastian Garcia, Gabriela Badi
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Monitoring volcanoes in Mexico
Volcanica, 2021 Mexico has at least 46 volcanic centers (including monogenetic volcanic fields) that are considered active or potentially active. Due to the federal governance of the country, the Centro Nacional de Prevención de Desastres (CENAPRED) is the entity ...
Ramón Espinasa-Pereña +7 more
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Volcanica, 2021 Ninety-eight Quaternary volcanoes have been identified in the Ecuadorian Andes and the Galápagos Islands, from them, nine experienced at least one eruption in the last twenty years. Additionally, about 35 % of the Ecuadorian population live in areas that
Patricio Ramon +7 more
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Volcano observatories and monitoring activities in Guatemala
Volcanica, 2021 The tectonic and volcanic environment in Guatemala is large and complex. Three major tectonic plates constantly interacting with each other, and a volcanic arc that extends from east to west in the southern part of the country, demand special attention ...
Amilcar Roca +6 more
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Nicaraguan volcanic monitoring program of the Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales
Volcanica, 2021 The Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales (INETER) is the institution responsible for volcano monitoring in Nicaragua. The Volcanology Division of the General Directorate of Geology and Geophysics currently monitors six active volcanoes by ...
Eveling Espinoza +8 more
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Active volcanism in Colombia and the role of the Servicio Geológico Colombiano
Volcanica, 2021 The Servicio Geológico Colombiano (SGC) was created in 1916 and has been dedicated to the research and monitoring of active volcanoes in the country since the disaster resulting from the eruption of Nevado del Ruíz Volcano in 1985, where more than 25000 ...
Diego Gómez +5 more
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