Crowd-sourcing observations of volcanic eruptions during the 2021 Fagradalsfjall and Cumbre Vieja events

Wadsworth, Fabian B.; Llewellin, Edward W.; Farquharson, Jamie I.; Gillies, Janina K.; Loisel, Ariane; Frey, Leon; Ilyinskaya, Evgenia; Thordarson, Thor; Tramontano, Samantha; Lev, Einat; Pankhurst, Matthew J.; Galdeano Rull, Alejandro; Asensio-Ramos, Maria; Perez, Nemesio M.; Hernandez, Pedro A.; Calvo, David; Solana, M. Carmen; Kueppers, Ulrich und Polo Santabarbara, Alejandro (2022): Crowd-sourcing observations of volcanic eruptions during the 2021 Fagradalsfjall and Cumbre Vieja events. In: Nature Communications, Bd. 13, Nr. 1, 2611

Abstract

This study explores the scientific potential of crowdsourced observations during volcanic eruptions, using the 2021 Fagradalsfjall (Iceland) and Cumbre Vieja (Canary Islands) events as case studies. Two remarkable 2021 eruptions - Fagradalsfjall (Reykjanes, Iceland) and Cumbre Vieja (La Palma, Spain) - have been captured in imagery and videography at unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution by tourists, volcano-enthusiasts, and media organizations. We propose this represents the start of a new era for observational volcanology, with the abundance of eruption imagery leveraged for scientific use.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Geowissenschaften > Department für Geo- und Umweltwissenschaften
• Themengebiete: 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 550 Geowissenschaften, Geologie
• Sprache: Englisch