Scientists who study this are known
as volcanologists and their field of science is known as volcanology.
«We have some of the best geophysical surface features in the world,» notes Brad Scott, who has worked in the TVZ since 1974
as a volcanologist for GNS Science, a geoscience research service.
Not exact matches
It's
as elongated and sharp
as «the overturned keel of a large ship,» says
volcanologist Dan Dzurisin of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Washington.
Still, the perception that
volcanologists must take life - threatening risks continues to prevail, and Mather is critical of what she sees
as media «sensationalism.»
It is a story of three scientists: a modelling specialist, an expert in a tiny mineral known
as «zircon,» and a
volcanologist.
This week on Alcohollywood, we're watching the 1997 disaster flick Dante's Peak, starring Pierce Brosnan and The Terminator «s Linda Hamilton
as a rockstar
volcanologist and -LSB-...]
In another, they could be using them to do a live link up with a real life, professional
volcanologist in Chile
as part of a geography project.
Readers will find geneticists,
volcanologists, and primatologists,
as well
as mathematicians and chemists.
Volcanologists warn that the main hazards of a large eruption are hot and fast - moving avalanches of rocks, dust and gas that can not be outrun, known
as pyroclastic flows,
as well
as mudflows and ashfall.
As most
volcanologists recognise, there is now a high likelihood of a major eruption of Mt Agung.
As technology advances,
volcanologists and experts in collecting and interpreting satellite data (including remote - sensing scientists and geodesists) are improving our ability to predict eruptions.
A reminder that the Bali
volcanologists at the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (CVGHM), and emergency officials at Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) should be the sole sources of information about Agung,
as they have all the information and expertise.
Some
volcanologists refer to extinct volcanoes
as inactive, though the term is now more commonly used for dormant volcanoes once thought to be extinct.
[I've sent this question to some
volcanologists,
as well and will provide an update soon.]
As many of
volcanologists and volcanophiles waited to see how this eruption that started over a month ago would progress, we all discussed the potential for local effects like volcanically - generated floods in Iceland or the effect of ash on crops and animals on the island nation.