Monthly Archives: May 2012

AvoScan: The Open Source UV Spectrometer Scanner for Measuring Volcanic Plumes in the Field

Meet AvoScan v1.0. Volcanofile Nial Peters (Mr. Fix-it) saw a problem that needed solving, a niche that needed filling. What’s the best way to scan, either vertically or horizontally, through a volcanic plume in order to measure the flux of … Continue reading

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VIDEO: Eruption at Puyehue-Cordón Caulle in Feb 2012

As we pour through more data from our 2012 Chile volcanological field expedition, here is quite possibly my favorite thing to come out of the whole trip — video of the erupting Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano. If you live in the … Continue reading

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VIDEO: Villarrica’s SO2 Plume in the Ultraviolet + Chile 2013?

A big congratulations to the team who have just been shortlisted for an interview on a grant that would fund a second volcanological expedition to Chile (specifically, Villarrica) in early 2013. The interview is this Friday, so we will keep … Continue reading

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