Technical-information products for a National Volcano Early Warning System

Marianne C. Guffanti; Steven R. Brantley; Peter F. Cervelli; Christopher J. Nye; George N. Serafino; Lee Siebert; Dina Y. Venezky; Lisa A. Wald

doi:10.3133/ofr20071250

Technical-information products for a National Volcano Early Warning System

Open-File Report 2007-1250

By: Marianne C. Guffanti, Steven R. Brantley, Peter F. Cervelli, Christopher J. Nye, George N. Serafino, Lee Siebert, Dina Y. Venezky, and Lisa A. Wald

https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20071250

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Abstract

Technical outreach — distinct from general-interest and K-12 educational outreach — for volcanic hazards is aimed at providing usable scientific information about potential or ongoing volcanic activity to public officials, businesses, and individuals in support of their response, preparedness, and mitigation efforts. Within the context of a National Volcano Early Warning System (NVEWS) (Ewert et al., 2005), technical outreach is a critical process, transferring the benefits of enhanced monitoring and hazards research to key constituents who have to initiate actions or make policy decisions to lessen the hazardous impact of volcanic activity.

This report discusses recommendations of the Technical-Information Products Working Group convened in 2006 as part of the NVEWS planning process. The basic charge to the Working Group was to identify a web-based, volcanological "product line" for NVEWS to meet the specific hazard-information needs of technical users. Members of the Working Group were:

Marianne Guffanti (Chair), USGS, Reston VA
Steve Brantley, USGS, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory HI
Peter Cervelli, USGS, Alaska Volcano Observatory, Anchorage AK
Chris Nye, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys and Alaska Volcano Observatory, Fairbanks AK
George Serafino, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Camp Springs MD
Lee Siebert, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC
Dina Venezky, USGS, Volcano Hazards Team, Menlo Park CA
Lisa Wald, USGS, Earthquake Hazards Program, Golden CO

Additional publication details
Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Title	Technical-information products for a National Volcano Early Warning System
Series title	Open-File Report
Series number	2007-1250
DOI	10.3133/ofr20071250
Year Published	2007
Language	English
Publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
Contributing office(s)	U.S. Geological Survey, Volcano Hazards Program
Description	22 p.
Online Only (Y/N)	Y
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