The Forecasting of Volcanic Eruptions

Science / General

Trade Paperback

Publication Date: 29 Sep-2006

Price: $13.95

Size: 6 x 9

Author: R. B. TROMBLEY, Ph. D.

ISBN: 0-595-41260-2

130 Pages

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Forecasting the time, place, and character of a volcanic eruption is one of the major goals of volcanology. It is also one of the most difficult goals to achieve. Until recently, people living in a volcano’s shadow had little help anticipating an eruption. A major volcanic event might strike with no warning at all. In the past 300 years, volcanic eruptions, most of them unexpected, have killed more than 250,000 people. In 2000, experts estimated that 500 million people were living in areas at risk from catastrophic volcanic eruptions. This book describes the strides that have made in eruption forecasting in recent years and explores why accurately predicting volcanic events remains difficult.

Based on the methodologies in this book, Eruption Pro 10.6, to our knowledge, it is the only software programme of its type anywhere in the world. Eruption Pro 10.6 performs analysis on current available volcano eruption data from both historical and current available eruption data, near real-time measurement data including, seismic, deformation, thermal, frequency of eruption analysis, solar & lunar influences, crater lake temperature (if applicable), COSPEC, & statistical procedures. The newest version also accounts for, albeit very small, contributions due to lunar and solar influences.

Marketing:

Ever wondered how the eruption of a volcano is forecasted ? This book will show you how it is done with remarkable accuracy.

The Marketing Plan includes Press Releases in local newspapers, a Book Signing with Barnes & Noble bookstores, and a radio speaking engagement with the Coast-To-Coast AM, George Noory programme where Dr. Trombley has been a frequent radio guest.

Dr. Trombley has been an active and registered professional volcanologist for over 40 years and has traveled all over the world working and studying volcanoes.  In addition, the development of a methodology has been developed, the first of its kind in the world to forecast the eruption of volcanoes.  He lives and works out of Apache Junction, Arizona in the United States and is the Director and Principal Research Volcanologist for the Southwest Volcano Research Centre.