Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://hdl.handle.net/2122/5693
Authors: | Favalli, M.* Tarquini, S.* Fornaciai, A.* Boschi, E.* |
Title: | A new approach to risk assessment of lava flow at Mount Etna | Journal: | Geology | Series/Report no.: | 12/37 (2009) | Publisher: | Geological Society of America | Issue Date: | Dec-2009 | DOI: | 10.1130/G30187A.1 | URL: | http://geology.gsapubs.org/content/37/12/1111.full.pdf+html | Keywords: | Lava flows Volcanic risk Mount Etna |
Subject Classification: | 04. Solid Earth::04.08. Volcanology::04.08.06. Volcano monitoring 04. Solid Earth::04.08. Volcanology::04.08.08. Volcanic risk 05. General::05.08. Risk::05.08.99. General or miscellaneous |
Abstract: | Destruction of human property by lava flow invasion is a significant volcanic hazard at Mount Etna (Italy), where reliable risk maps are important for risk mitigation. We present new high-resolution quantitative risk maps of Mount Etna that are based on lava flow simulations starting from more than 70,000 different potential vents, a probability distribution of vent location, an empirical relationship for the maximum length of lava flows, and a database of buildings. In addition to standard risk maps, which classify areas according to the expected damage at each point, we classify each point of the volcano with respect to the damage that would occur if a vent opened at that point. The resulting maps should help local authorities in making the necessary decisions to deal with ongoing eruptions and to plan long-term land use. |
Appears in Collections: | Article published / in press |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | Existing users please Login |
---|---|---|---|---|
Geology_Favalli et al_2009.pdf | 503.93 kB | Adobe PDF |
WEB OF SCIENCETM
Citations
50
27
checked on Feb 10, 2021
Page view(s)
130
checked on Apr 24, 2024
Download(s)
33
checked on Apr 24, 2024