Computing for Numeracy: Kiyoo Mogi and the Nature of Volcanoes

Dramatic volcanic eruptions occurred in the Spring of 2021 in Iceland and St. Vincent. This column explores the use of a numerical model to understand the giant displacements of the Earth's surface that result from such volcanic activity. The model used was development by Japanese geophysicist...

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Published in:Numeracy
Main Author: Connor, Charles
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: Digital Commons @ University of South Florida 2022
Subjects:
volcano
Mogi
deformation
integration
solid of revolution
volcanic eruption
Iceland
St. Vincent
Japan
python
javascript
Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/numeracy/vol15/iss1/art7
https://doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.15.1.1400
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/context/numeracy/article/1400/viewcontent/volcanoes.pdf
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Summary:Dramatic volcanic eruptions occurred in the Spring of 2021 in Iceland and St. Vincent. This column explores the use of a numerical model to understand the giant displacements of the Earth's surface that result from such volcanic activity. The model used was development by Japanese geophysicist Kiyoo Mogi to explain a much older eruption, the 1914 eruption of Sakurajima volcano, located in Kyushu, Japan. Mogi's model was so successful, and is still widely used today, because he took a step-by-step approach to solving this complicated problem, making simplifying assumptions where he could, and using data to the maximum extent possible to estimate a reasonable solution.

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