Potential ash impact from Antarctic volcanoes: Insights from Deception Island’s most recent eruption

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Geyer, Adelina, Marti, Alejandro, Giralt, Santiago, Folch, Arnau
• Other Authors: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017
• Subjects: Antarctic volcanoes; Antarctic; Deception Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/161326; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-16630-9; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329

Ash emitted during explosive volcanic eruptions may disperse over vast areas of the globe posing a threat to human health and infrastructures and causing significant disruption to air traffic. In Antarctica, at least five volcanoes have reported historic activity. However, no attention has been paid...