Directory of Research Resources

Sites about research on volcanoes, or on some aspect of volcanology.

Subcategories

Killer Lake Nyos in Africa

http://mhalb.pagesperso-orange.fr/nyos/nyos.htm
Carbon dioxide gas outbursts from lakes Nyos and Monoun in Cameroon, West Africa, killed hundreds of people. A controlled degassing operation is scheduled to begin in January, 2001, for reducing the risk of future carbon dioxide suffocation.
Lake Nyos, Cameroon, West Africa

http://mhalb.pagesperso-orange.fr/nyos/
Eruption of carbon dioxide from Lake Nyos killed hundreds. A controlled degassing experiment is planned to reduce this hazard.
Merapi Volcano, Java

http://www.ipgp.jussieu.fr/~beaudu/merapi.html
Bibliography, monitoring techniques and photos about one of the most dangerous volcano in the world.
PubVolc

http://www.pubvolc.net/
Database of links to peer-reviewed volcanology papers. Provides archives and a submission form.
Smithsonian Institution - Global Volcanism Program

http://www.volcano.si.edu/
The Global Volcanism Program (GVP) seeks better understanding of all volcanoes through documenting their eruptions during the past 10,000 years.
The Electronic Volcano

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~volcano/
A pioneer site started by Professor Dick Stoiber at Dartmouth College providing information on active volcanoes. Not well updated since 1997, but older information is excellent.

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