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Bir Borhut

Volcano number: 231180
Region: Middle East and Indian Ocean
Country: Yemen
Geodetic measurements? No
Deformation observation? Unknown
Measurement method(s): No measurements
Duration of observation: Unknown
Inferred cause of deformation: []
Characteristics of deformation:

There is no evidence of a ground-based monitoring network dedicated to volcano surveillance in Yemen, however the Seismological and Volcanological Observatory Center (SVOC) at the Yemen National Seismological Observatory Center operate a national seismic network across the country and are responsible for the monitoring of volcanic activity in Yemen (Brown et al., 2015).

References: 'Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program
\nhttp://www.volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=231180', 'Regional and country profiles of volcanic hazard and risk. Report IV of the GVM/IAVCEI contribution to the Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2015
\nS.K. Brown, R.S.J. Sparks, K. Mee, C. Vye-Brown, E. Ilyinskaya, S. Jenkins, S.C. Loughlin
\nhttp://www.preventionweb.net/english/hyogo/gar/2015/en/bgdocs/risk-section/GVMd.%20Global%20Volcanic%20Hazards%20and%20Risk%20Country%20volcanic%20hazard%20and%20risk%20profiles..pdf'
Location: 50.935, 15.515