Review of the U.S. geological survey's volcano hazards program / / Committee on the Review of the USGS Volcano Hazards Program, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (152 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.34/95/0973
• Soggetto topico: Volcanic hazard analysis - United States
• Note generali: "This study was supported by the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, under assistance award No. 98HQAG2218"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-116).
• Nota di contenuto: ""REVIEW OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURUEY'S VOLCANO HAZARDS PROGRAM""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Prologue 1""; ""Prologue 2""; ""1 Introduction""; ""CONTEXT""; ""VOLCANO HAZARDS PROGRAM SETTING""; ""Budget History""; ""Staffing History""; ""Program Approaches""; ""STUDY AND REPORT""; ""2 Research and Hazard Assessment""; ""RESEARCH""; ""HAZARD ASSESSMENT""; ""What Is Volcano Hazard Assessment?""; ""Why Does the USGS Do Volcano Hazard Assessment?""; ""What Hazards Are Assessed?""; ""What Is the Status of Assessment Within the VHP?""; ""Mapping and Dating"" ; ""Modeling""""Probabilistic Hazard Assessments""; ""The State of Volcano Hazard Assessment at USGS Observatories""; ""Alaska Volcano Observatory""; ""Hawaiian Volcano Observatory""; ""Cascades Volcano Observatory""; ""Long Valley Observatory""; ""Other Areas""; ""Future of Hazard Assessment""; ""SUMMARY""; ""3 Volcano Monitoring""; ""WHAT IS VOLCANO MONITORING AND WHY SHOULD THE VHP DO IT?""; ""WHAT IS THE STATUS OF MONITORING WITHIN THE VHP?""; ""Monitoring Approaches and Issues""; ""Seismic and Deformation Monitoring""; ""Gas Monitoring""; ""Hydrologic Monitoring"" ; ""Satellite Remote Sensing""""Other Monitoring Issues""; ""Prioritization of Monitoring Activities""; ""Access to Wilderness Areas""; ""SUMMARY""; ""4 Crisis Response and Outreach""; ""WHAT IS VOLCANO CRISIS RESPONSE AND WHY SHOULD THE VHP DO IT?""; ""WHAT IS THE STATUS OF CRISIS RESPONSE WITHIN THE VHP?""; ""WHAT ARE THE OBSTACLES TO SUCCESSFUL CRISIS RESPONSE BY THE VHP?""; ""Training and Knowledge Dissemination""; ""Infrastructure and Budget""; ""Partnership Issues""; ""HOW DOES CRISIS RESPONSE RELATE TO PUBLIC OUTREACH?""; ""What Are Some Obstacles to Successful Outreach?""; ""SUMMARY"" ; ""5 Programmatic and Institutional Issues""""HUMAN RESOURCES""; ""INTEGRATION AND COMMUNICATION""; ""Students""; ""Extramural Grants Program""; ""Personnel Exchanges""; ""Federal Coordination""; ""PRIORITY SETTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY""; ""Overall VHP Priorities""; ""Observatory Priorities""; ""Interdivisional Issues""; ""Data Access and Management""; ""6 A Vision for the USGS Volcano Hazards Program""; ""AN ALTERNATE SCENARIO FOR THE 2010 ERUPTION OF MOUNT RAINIER""; ""7 Principal Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""RESEARCH""; ""HAZARD ASSESSMENT""; ""MONITORING""; ""CRISIS RESPONSE"" ; ""PROGRAMMATIC AND INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES""""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""Appendix B Oral Presentations and Written Statements""; ""ORAL PRESENTATIONS""; ""Other Federal Government Perspectives""; ""Other Public and Private Perspectives""; ""WRITTEN STATEMENTS""; ""Appendix C USGS Volcano Hazard Assessments""; ""Multi State""; ""Alaska""; ""Hawaii""; ""Washington""; ""Oregon""; ""California""; ""Foreign""; ""Acronyms""
• Sommario/riassunto: The United States has more than 65 active or potentially active volcanoes, more than those of all other countries except Indonesia and Japan. During the twentieth century, volcanic eruptions in Alaska, California, Hawaii, and Washington devastated thousands of square kilometers of land, caused substantial economic and societal disruption and, in some instances, loss of life. More than 50 U.S. volcanoes have erupted one or more times in the past 200 years. Recently, there have been major advances in our understanding of how volcanoes work. This is partly because of detailed studies of eruptions and partly because of advances in global communications, remote sensing, and interdisciplinary cooperation. The mission of the Volcano Hazards Program (VHP) is to "lessen the harmful impacts of volcanic activity by monitoring active and potentially active volcanoes, assessing their hazards, responding to volcanic crises, and conducting research on how volcanoes work." To provide a fresh perspective and guidance to the VHP about the future of the program, the Geologic and Water Resources Divisions of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) requested that the National Research Council conduct an independent and comprehensive review. Review of the U. S. Geological Survey's Volcano Hazards Program is organized around the three components of hazards mitigation. Chapter 2 deals with research and hazard assessment. Chapter 3 covers monitoring and Chapter 4 discusses crisis response and other forms of outreach conducted by the VHP. Chapter 5 describes various cross-cutting programmatic issues such as staffing levels, data formats, and partnerships. Chapter 6 offers a vision for the future of the Volcano Hazards Program, and Chapter 7 summarizes the conclusions and recommendations of the preceding chapters. Throughout the report, major conclusions are printed in italics and recommendations in bold type. The committee has written this report for several different audiences. The main audience is upper management within the USGS and the VHP. However, the committee believes that scientists within the VHP will also find the report valuable. The report is written in such a manner as to be useful to congressional staff as well.
• Titolo autorizzato: Review of the U.S. geological survey's volcano hazards program
• ISBN: 0-309-17175-X; 0-309-56967-2; 0-585-32210-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910957315203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Compass series (Washington, D.C.)