Muography as a new complementary tool in monitoring volcanic hazard : implications for early warning systems |
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Author: | Leone, Giovanni1,2; Tanaka, Hiroyuki K. M.3,2,4; Holma, Marko3,5,6,7; |
Organizations: |
1Instituto de Investigación en Astronomía y Ciencias Planetarias, Universidad de Atacama, Chile,Western South America 2International Muography Research Organization (MUOGRAPHIX), The University of Tokyo, Japan 3Virtual Muography Institute, Global, Tokyo, Japan
4Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
5Kerttu Saalasti Institute, University of Oulu, Finland 6Muon Solutions Oy, Finland 7Arctic Planetary Science Institute, Rovaniemi, Finland 8Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungary 9Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia “E. Majorana”, Universitá di Catania, Via S. Sofia 64, 95123, Italy 10Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Catania, Via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy 11Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali, Universitá di Catania, Corso Italia 57, 95129 Catania, Italy 12Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Osservatorio Etneo, 95125 Catania, Italy 13INAF, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania, Via S. Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy 14Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, UK 15Geoptic Ltd., UK 16Kansai University, Japan |
Format: | article |
Version: | accepted version |
Access: | open |
Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 2.1 MB) |
Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2021112256332 |
Language: | English |
Published: |
The Royal Society,
2021
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Publish Date: | 2021-11-22 |
Description: |
AbstractMuography uses muons naturally produced in the interactions between cosmic rays and atmosphere for imaging and characterization of density differences and time-sequential changes in solid (e.g. rocks) and liquid (e.g. melts ± dissolved gases) materials in scales from tens of metres to up to a few kilometres. In addition to being useful in discovering the secrets of the pyramids, ore prospecting and surveillance of nuclear sites, muography successfully images the internal structure of volcanoes. Several field campaigns have demonstrated that muography can image density changes relating to magma ascent and descent, magma flow rate, magma degassing, the shape of the magma body, an empty conduit diameter, hydrothermal activity and major fault lines. In addition, muography is applied for long-term volcano monitoring in a few selected volcanoes around the world. We propose using muography in volcano monitoring in conjunction with other existing techniques for predicting volcanic hazards. This approach can provide an early indication of a possible future eruption and potentially the first estimate of its scale by producing direct evidence of magma ascent through its conduit in real time. Knowing these issues as early as possible buy critically important time for those responsible for the local alarm and evacuation protocols. see all
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Series: |
Proceedings of the Royal Society. A, Mathematical, physical and engineering sciences |
ISSN: | 1364-5021 |
ISSN-E: | 1471-2946 |
ISSN-L: | 1364-5021 |
Volume: | 477 |
Issue: | 2255 |
Article number: | 20210320 |
DOI: | 10.1098/rspa.2021.0320 |
OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1098/rspa.2021.0320 |
Type of Publication: |
A2 Review article in a scientific journal |
Field of Science: |
1171 Geosciences |
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Copyright information: |
© 2021 The Author(s). Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved. The final authenticated version is available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2021.0320. |