Being able to predict how this element of the system changes could
help volcanologists make better forecasts.
The idealized UW computer simulation could
help volcanologists better understand how energy builds up inside a system like Mauna Loa, which is a focus of the UW group's research, to predict when it will erupt.
Not exact matches
While it
helps to specialize in a field,
volcanologists need to be multidisciplinary, able, and willing to pick up knowledge and skills across boundaries.
The two chambers appear to be connected, which could
help explain the sequence of events in the 1980 eruption and guide
volcanologists monitoring the mountain for signs of renewed activity.
Jeff Johnson, a
volcanologist at Boise State University in Idaho, is using this method to
help read activity at the Villarrica volcano in Chile.
Volcanologist John Bailey of the University of Alaska at Fairbanks says Google Earth's views
help scientists make the most of information on ash pathways.