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SUMMARY:A Novel Technique or Monitoring Volcanic Plumes: from innovation t
 o operational application - Clive Oppenheimer (University of Cambridge)
DTSTART:20111020T113000Z
DTEND:20111020T130000Z
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CONTACT:Professor Michael Bravo
DESCRIPTION:Measurements of sulphur emissions from volcanoes underpin erup
 tion forecasting. They are also crucial to understanding natural variabili
 ty in contemporary global climate. Means for accurate measurement of volca
 nic sulphur emissions are thus of tremendous significance. Since 2001\, th
 e means for collecting and analysing such data have advanced substantially
  thanks to the availability of a new generation of cheap and versatile ult
 raviolet spectrometers. I’ll review the underpinning research that enabl
 ed these instruments to be used reliably (focussing on the contributions m
 ade by the Cambridge Volcanology Group)\, and the impacts that the new tec
 hnologies have had on volcanic hazard assessment and risk management. Sere
 ndipity played as much of a role in the research progress and outcomes as 
 did hypothesis testing and planning. I’ll discuss and reflect on the bac
 kground to our work in this area and its wider significance\, and the rema
 ining challenges to full exploitation of the technology. 
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, Department of Geography\, Downing Site
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