The Volcanic Hazards of Jan Mayen Island (North-Atlantic)

• Published in: Frontiers in Earth Science
• Main Authors: Eirik Gjerløw, Ármann Höskuldsson, Stefania Bartolini, Sebastien Biass, Sophie Mossoux, Jennie Gilbert, Rolf Birger Pedersen, Joan Martí
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: volcanic hazard; eruptive scenarios; geohazard; hazard models; hazard assesment; volcano; Science; Q; Beerenberg; Jan Mayen; Jan Mayen Island; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.730734; https://doaj.org/article/c86258df76b940a7b0ee549dfe263008

Hazard assessment of remote volcanic islands provides many challenges compared to other volcanoes and volcanic fields. Here we present the first systematic volcanic hazard assessment of Jan Mayen Island, a remote island located in the North-Atlantic Ocean and home to the northernmost active subaeria...