Volcanoes - Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management
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AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO<br />
• James White (james.white@stonebow.otago.ac.nz)<br />
With Vern Manville <strong>and</strong> Colin Wilson <strong>of</strong> GNS, he<br />
<strong>and</strong> his students are investigating sedimentary<br />
responses to volcanic eruptions, particularly large<br />
rhyolitic ones. Related work in New Zeal<strong>and</strong><br />
addresses specific aspects <strong>of</strong> New Zeal<strong>and</strong>’s explosive<br />
Rotomahana (Tarawera) eruption in 1886.<br />
• Alan Cooper (alan.cooper@stonebow.otago.ac.<br />
nz).He has students working on young volcanic<br />
rocks in Antarctica to help assess the development<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Ross Sea Embayment. This is in relation<br />
to the ANDRILL programme led by Gary Wilson<br />
(gary.wilson@otago.ac.nz) which is designed to use<br />
sediment cores from the seafloor around Antarctica<br />
to reconstruct timing <strong>and</strong> intensity <strong>of</strong> past glaciations<br />
<strong>and</strong> climate changes.<br />
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO<br />
• Pr<strong>of</strong> Richard Price (r.price@waikato.ac.nz): The<br />
origins <strong>of</strong> magmas <strong>and</strong> nature <strong>of</strong> the magmatic<br />
processes occurring beneath Ruapehu <strong>and</strong> Taranaki<br />
volcanoes <strong>and</strong> the volcanoes <strong>of</strong> the Kermadec<br />
Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
• Assoc. Pr<strong>of</strong> Roger Briggs(r.briggs@waikato.ac.nz):<br />
The origins <strong>of</strong> magmas <strong>and</strong> the processes occurring<br />
within the complex, shallow magma reservoirs <strong>of</strong><br />
caldera volcanoes in the Corom<strong>and</strong>el <strong>and</strong> Taupo<br />
volcanic zones.<br />
• Assoc. Pr<strong>of</strong>. David Lowe (d.lowe@waikato.ac.nz):<br />
Correlation <strong>of</strong> tephra units especially cryptic (hidden)<br />
tephras to exp<strong>and</strong> dossiers <strong>of</strong> New Zeal<strong>and</strong>’s eruption<br />
history, <strong>and</strong> dating key eruptions to enable past<br />
environmental changes in the New Zeal<strong>and</strong> region to<br />
be linked <strong>and</strong> compared with global records.<br />
• Dr Richard Smith (rtsmith@waikato.ac.nz):Research<br />
focuses on underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>and</strong> modelling the<br />
hazard processes <strong>and</strong> physical impacts <strong>of</strong> explosive<br />
eruptions, in particular from Tongariro cone<br />
complex, <strong>and</strong> the Taupo <strong>and</strong> Okataina calderas.<br />
• Dr Barbara Hobden (b.hobden@waikato.ac.nz):<br />
Establishing the mechanisms <strong>and</strong> timing <strong>of</strong> shallow<br />
magmatic processes at Ruapehu <strong>and</strong> Tongariro<br />
volcanoes.<br />
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND<br />
• Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Ian Smith<br />
(ie.smith@auckl<strong>and</strong>.ac.nz ) is a specialist in the<br />
processes that produce the magmas in volcanic<br />
systems. He is actively working on projects dealing<br />
with the origin <strong>and</strong> evolution <strong>of</strong> volcanic systems at<br />
Ruapehu, Taranaki <strong>and</strong> the Auckl<strong>and</strong> volcanic field<br />
<strong>and</strong> is also involved in volcanic studies in Papua New<br />
Guinea <strong>and</strong> Vanuatu.<br />
• Dr Phil Shane (pa.shane@auckl<strong>and</strong>.ac.nz) is<br />
currently working on the eruption history <strong>of</strong><br />
Okataina volcano. Work also focuses on the history<br />
<strong>of</strong> volcanic ashfall from both local <strong>and</strong> distal<br />
volcanoes in the Auckl<strong>and</strong> region.<br />
On the Web<br />
Some great websites for information on volcanoes <strong>and</strong> emergency management<br />
www.civildefence.govt.nz<br />
National<br />
Information, tools, <strong>and</strong> resources to assist with implementing<br />
emergency management practices <strong>and</strong> solutions across<br />
New Zeal<strong>and</strong>. Also useful links to local authority websites.<br />
www.geonet.org.nz/<br />
The New Zeal<strong>and</strong> GeoNet Project provides real-time<br />
monitoring <strong>and</strong> data collection for rapid response <strong>and</strong><br />
research into earthquake, volcano, l<strong>and</strong>slide <strong>and</strong> tsunami<br />
hazards.<br />
www.gns.cri.nz/what/earthact/volcanoes/<br />
The Institute <strong>of</strong> Geological & Nuclear Sciences website<br />
<strong>of</strong>fers a wide range <strong>of</strong> volcanic hazard services.<br />
www.arc.govt.nz/volcanic/<br />
Auckl<strong>and</strong> Regional Council’s website. Site also provides an<br />
overview <strong>of</strong> the volcanoes <strong>of</strong> Auckl<strong>and</strong>.<br />
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/<br />
International<br />
The website <strong>of</strong> the United State Geological Survey, focusing<br />
on volcanic hazards. The site provides global updates on<br />
volcanic activity, information about risk reduction, <strong>and</strong> a wide<br />
variety <strong>of</strong> education resources.<br />
www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work<br />
An educational resource that describes the science behind<br />
volcanoes <strong>and</strong> volcanic processes, sponsored by San Diego<br />
State University.<br />
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html<br />
Maintained by the University <strong>of</strong> North Dakota, this website<br />
<strong>of</strong>fers information on the most recent volcanic activity across<br />
the planet, <strong>and</strong> provides access to movie clips <strong>of</strong> eruptions<br />
<strong>and</strong> virtual tours <strong>of</strong> volcanoes.<br />
www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes<br />
This website aims to provide some simple fundamental<br />
concepts about volcanic hazards.<br />
You can link to these sites, <strong>and</strong> more, from the <strong>Volcanoes</strong> pages at www.civildefence.govt.nz<br />
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TEPHRA<br />
June 2004