Practising an explosive eruption in Iceland: outcomes from a European exercise

• Published in: Journal of Applied Volcanology
• Main Authors: Claire Witham, Sara Barsotti, Stéphanie Dumont, Björn Oddsson, Freysteinn Sigmundsson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2020
• Subjects: Exercise; Practice; Explosive eruptions; Iceland; Volcano observatory; Hazard response; Environmental protection; TD169-171.8; Disasters and engineering; TA495; Katla; Eyjafjallajökull
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13617-019-0091-7; https://doaj.org/article/f1ea449e94c34c77a7d79a1f857eedf7

Abstract A 3 day exercise simulating unrest and a large explosive eruption at Katla volcano, Iceland, was conducted in January 2016. A large volume of simulated data based on a complex, but realistic eruption scenario was compiled in advance and then transmitted to exercise participants in near-real...