INVESTIGADORES
AVILA Eldo Edgardo
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Early Detection of Volcanic Eruptions Using Lightning Activity in South America
Autor/es:
NICORA M.G.; BÜRGESSER R.; QUEL E.J.; AVILA E. E.
Reunión:
Congreso; American Geophysical Union, Meeting of the Americas; 2013
Resumen:
A study of the lightning activity produced by the eruption of the Cordón Caulle volcano
during June 2011 was performed by using the World Wide Lightning Location Network data.
The observed lightning activity corresponds to the electrical activity of the volcanic plume with a good
correlation between the amount of lightning detected and the volcanic plume height.
Although the detected lightning activity was low, the results agree with previous studies and show that
lightning activity could be use as a proxy of the volcanic activity.
This study also shows the feasibility on the use of the network for early detection of volcanic eruptions. The
Global Volcanic Lightning Monitor is an experimental research project, based on the World Wide Lightning
Location Network data, which sent an alert of the eruption of the Cordón Caulle volcanic complex before
the report of the National Service of Geology and Mining (SERNAGEOMIN) of Chile. This demonstrate the
relevance of the system as support of national warning systems (if any) and, where there are no continuous
monitoring of eruptive systems, as early warning of volcanic eruptions.