Volcanology
The Volcanology Research Group at the University of Bristol uses a combination of field studies, petrology, geophysics, remote sensing, analogue experiments and numerical models to understand the physical processes that control volcanic eruptions and to develop methods of hazard and risk assessment.
Research Highlights
Students test pioneering satellite at European Space Agency
Professor Heidy Mader, 1961-2022
Volcanic super eruptions are millions of years in the making – followed by swift surge
Advanced computer simulations shed intriguing new light on magma deep below Earth’s surface
Specially-adapted drones gather new data from unexplored volcanoes
Bristol scientists shine light on tiny crystals behind unexpected violent eruptions
Using a volcano’s eruption ‘memory’ to forecast dangerous explosions
Volcano cliffs can affect monitoring data, study finds
Satellite images reveal interconnected plumbing system that caused Bali volcano to erupt
Volcanoes fed by ‘mush’ reservoirs rather than molten magma chambers
Weather forecast model predicts complex patterns of volcanic ash dispersal
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