Volcanic hazard on Deception Island (South Shetland Islands, Antarctica)

• Published in: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
• Main Authors: Bartolini, Stefania, Geyer, Adelina, Martí Molist, Joan, Pedrazzi, Dario, Aguirre-Díaz, Gerardo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2014
• Subjects: Deception Island; Volcanic hazard; Volcanic susceptibility; Bayesian event tree; Eruptive scenarios; Cierva; South Shetland Islands; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/101780; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2014.08.009

Deception Island is the most active volcano in the South Shetland Islands and has been the scene of more than twenty identified eruptions over the past two centuries. In this contribution we present the first comprehensive long-term volcanic hazard assessment for this volcanic island. The research i...