Russian Journal of Earth Sciences
Papers in press
A Geoinformation system for estimating the hazards of catastrophic
volcanic eruptions
O. A. Bogatikov, A. V. Veselovskii, T. M. Makhanova, and V. B. Meshcheryakova
Abstract
Researchers from the Laboratories of Geoinformation
and Petrology are engaged in developing a geoinformation
system, named "Volcanic Hazard", for the purpose of
predicting volcanic hazards over the territory of Russia. The
system enables the user to match digital maps of different
scales to see specific patterns in the spatial and tectonic
settings of the volcanoes, their morphology and structure, to
collect and accumulate information on changes in their states,
and to model volcanic situations for the purpose of assessing
the hazards of catastrophic eruptions. The choice of software
for the system was guided by its comparative simplicity and low
cost.