Volcano

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Current News Sources Official Agency Pages Associations Research Institutions	Periodicals / Magazines / Journals Publication Directories Maps and charts Terminology	Software Image Sources Web cameras Materials in the Learning Studio Other Useful and Interesting Sites
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Current News Sources:

Sites devoted to news on the topic of this page.

News From Agencies and Associations:

Current Eruptions in Japan

Volcano Watch - Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

Weekly Volcanic Activity Report - Smithsonian & USGS

Official Agency Pages:

United States:

Global Volcanism Program National Museum of Natural History, Smithsoniam Institution

NASA EOS IDS Volcanology

International Programs:

Commission on Explosive Volcanism (CEV)

International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI)

Nordic Volcanological Institute

Société Volcanologique Européenne (SVE)

Volcano Disaster Assistance Program (VDAP)

World Organization of Volcano Observatories (WOVO)

Other Nations:

Canada:

Volcanoes of Canada - CGS

Indonesia:

Direktorat Vulkanologi Indonesia

Italy:

Institutio di Geofisica Vulcanologia

Japan:

Geological Survey of Japan Volcanology Section

New Zealand:

Volcanoes in New Zealand - Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences

Russia:

Institute of Volcanic Geology and Geochemistry - Petropavlovsk - Kamchatsky, Russia

Observatories:
These are limited to research facilities.

Comoros:

Observatoire Volcanologique du Karthala

Guadeloupe:

Observatoire Volcanologique de la Soufriére de Guadeloupe (OVSG)

Indonesia:

Merapi Volcano Observatory (MVO)

Italy:

Vesuvius Observatory

Japan:

Asama Volcano Observatory (AVO)

Izu-Oshima Volcano Observatory

Sakurajima Volcano Research Center

Usu Volcano Observatory

Kirishima Volcano Observatory (KVO)

Martinique:

Observatoire Volcanologique de la Montagne Pelée

Montserrat:

Montserrat Volcano Observatory

Reunion:

Observatoire Volcanologique du Piton de la Fournaise

USA:

Axial Volcano - NeMO - The New Millennium Observatory

Alaska Volcano Observatory

Mt. Erebus Volcano Observatory

USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO)

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)

USGS Long Valley Observatory Website (LVO)

USGS Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (YVO)

Associations:

California:

Volcanological Society of Sacramento

Other Nations:

Volcanological Society of Japan

Research Institutions:

United States:

Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes (CSAV)

Hawaii Center for Volcanology

Southwest Volcano Research Centre (SWVRC)

Volcano Systems Center (VSC)

Periodicals / Magazines / Journals:

Print Periodicals with Web Pages:

Bulletin of Volcanology

Publication Directories:

Cascades Volcano Observatory Publications and Reports

Volcano Hazards Assessments - Reports and Maps Cascades Volcano Observatory

USGS Volcano Hazards Programs Publications List - (VHP, Fact Sheets)

Maps and charts:

International:

Global Volcanism Program Volcanoes of the World

Volcano Atlas Alaska Volcano Observatory

Japan:

Major Volcanoes of Japan - Map at USGS

Disaster Maps of Unzen Eruption

Canada:

Map of Canadian Volcanoes

United States:

California Volcanics - Maps and Graphics, etc.

Cascades Volcano Observatory List of Online Maps and Graphics

Maps of Long Valley Caldera and the Mono-Inyo Craters Volcanic Chain

GVP/USGS - Weekly Volcanic Activity Report - Maps

Historically Active Volcanoes in Alaskaﾅ\A Quick Reference

Software:

Conflow - conduit flow and thermodynamics - Windows

Erupt - eruption modeling - Windows

HEAT - Designed to study 2-D, transient thermal regimes in and around volcanic and magmatic intrusions - Windows

Magma - Calculates silicate magma/lava classifications and properties - Windows

MELTS - Models crystallization of magmatic systems - Multiple Platforms

PHM - Phreatomagmatic Eruptions - Windows

Image Sources:

General Photo Galleries:

Cascades Volcano Observatory Photo Archives

Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes - Image Gallery

Volcanoes of Hawai`i - USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Photo Gallery of the Long Valley area, California

Radar-C/X-SAR Images of Earth - Volcanoes

SSEC - Volcano Watch Satellite Images

Volcanoes of the World

Specific Volcano Galleries:

Antarctica:

Mt. Erebus Image Gallery

Ecuador:

Galería de fotos de los volcanes ecuatorianos

Japan:

Mt.Fuji00000 - University of Shizuoka

Fuji Photo Gallery - Spacenet Yamanashi

New Zealand:

Volcano Photo Gallery - Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences

Web cameras:

Many web cameras are in different time zones so you may get a dark image with just a few lights.
The U.S. Naval Observatory has a World Time Zone Map on the Web.
Also weather conditions may result in images that are mainly of fog, clouds or rain.
Proximity of cameras to volcanoes can range from very close to quite distant.
Remember to refresh the display when returning to pages visited recently.
Refresh rates may vary by seconds or days depending on the camera.

Antarctica:

LIVE Video from Mt. Erebus

El Salvador:

San Salvador

Greece:

Santorin-Caldera

Italy

Vesuvius

Japan:

Adatara

Asahidake

24 Hours Mt.FUJI Live

Mount Fuji - View courtesy Fujiyoshida City, Japan.

Mount Iwate Live Cam - From Morioka, 20 km SW of the summit (Iwate University)

Miyake monitor by Mikura Camera

Sakurajima

Live Unzen

Martinique:

Mt. Pelee - IPGP

Mexico:

Colima

Popocatepetl - CENAPRED

Popocatepetl - TELEMEX

New Zealand:

Ruapehu Volcano-Cam

Nicaragua:

VolCam - Nicaragua includes:

Cerro Negro

Momotombo

San Cristóbal

Telica

Réunion:

Piton de la Fournaise - IPGP

Russia:

Kliuchevskoi

United States:

Haleakala Crater Live Camera

Johnston Ridge Observatory Mount St. Helens

Mount Shasta

Terminology:

EOS Volcanology Acronyms List

Glossary of Volcano and Related Terminology - USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory

GVP/USGS - Weekly Volcanic Activity Report- Acronyms and Abbreviations

Microtextures of volcanic rocks

Photo Glossary of Volcanic Terms

Seismicity and Volcanology Glossary

Volcano and Hydrologic Hazards, Features, & Terminology (Photos)

Volcanoes Glossary

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Other Useful and Interesting Sites::

A Guide to Volcanology Professors

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Volcano World

Volcano World Volcano Index Sorted by Country/Area

United States Search and Rescue Task Force Volcanoe page

Natural Hazards Mitigation Group at UniGE - Switzerland

U.S. Geological Survey, Volcano Hazards Program

Volcano Monitoring Techniques

Volcanic Lake Research

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