EUROVOLC

EUROVOLC

Project Title: EUROVOLC: Bringing the European volcanological community closer together

Start Date: 01/02/2018

End Date: 31/01/2021

Project summary:

The European Network of Observatories and Research Infrastructures for Volcanology (EUROVOLC) is a H2020 Research and Innovation Project of the European Commission. 

The European Network of Observatories and Research Infrastructures for Volcanology (EUROVOLC) project facilitates communication and integration within the European volcanological community, bringing together the wide range of disciplines necessary for effective volcanic research (e.g. seismology, physical volcanology, geodesy, geochemistry, petrology, rock and fluid mechanics, earth observation, meteorology, social sciences and informatics), European Volcano Supersite e-infrastructures implemented in the FUTUREVOLC and MED-SUV projects and a test bed for validation of new models and integrated techniques.

Objectives:

EUROVOLC will construct an integrated and harmonized European volcanological community able to fully support, exploit and build-upon existing and emerging national and pan-European research infrastructures, including e-Infrastructures of the European Supersite volcanoes. The harmonization includes linking scientists and stakeholders and connecting still isolated volcanological infrastructures located at in situ volcano observatories (VO) and volcanological research institutions (VRIs). 

For this purpose, EUROVOLC will carry out Networking and Joint Research activities, and offer Trans-national and Virtual Access to the main European Volcano Observatories and Volcano Research Institutions. These activities will address four broad transversal Themes:

  • Community building
  • Volcano-Atmosphere interaction
  • Sub-surface processes
  • Volcanic crisis preparedness and risk management of particular interest to the overall Earth Science community

COMET investigators:

  • Professor Andy Hooper (Primary Investigator, COMET Scientist)

Funder(s): EU Horizon 2020

Partners:

  • Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO)
  • National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV)
  • University of Iceland
  • Volcanological Observatory of the Azores (IVO)
  • National Observatory of Athens
  • University of Leeds
  • British Geological Survey (BGS)
  • Research Institutes within the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
  • The University of Manchester
  • Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAACs)
  • The European Geological Research Infrastructure, EPOS

For more information: https://project.eurovolc.eu/