CoSV webinar series: Flank instability and collapse at marine volcanoes

CoSV webinar series: Flank instability and collapse at marine volcanoes

On December 7th, 2023, 09:00 UTC, CoSV hosted the webinar entitled “Flank instability and collapse at marine volcanoes”. This webinar will be presented by Dr. Morelia Urlaub from the PRE-COLLAPSE group, Junior Professor for Marine Geomechanics, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany.

To watch the webinar recording, click this link.

Seminar Urlaub 2023 Pptx

Abstract:

Marine volcanoes once erupted on the seafloor, before they grew to breach the sea surface. They can become big and are heavy, and the material on which they are built, and by which they are built, can be weak. This combination promotes anomalous movement or even catastrophic collapses of parts of the volcano with severe consequences. Just like an iceberg, only a small portion of the whole volcanic edifice sticks out if the water. Yet, nearly all of our monitoring and surveillance efforts concentrate on the small subaerial part. In the PRE-COLLAPSE group we study how our understanding of the mechanics of the volcano changes when we consider the whole edifice, from its feet in the deep ocean to its top high above sea level. In this talk I want to introduce the main questions, the different perspectives and range of methodologies we use to improve the assessment of the hazards posed by unstable marine volcanoes.

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View of the west flank of Anak Krakatau, which slid down in 2018 and has already formed a new volcanic cone. The white column of smoke shows how active this volcano is. Photo: Jonas Preine (University of Hamburg)

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