Miyakejima volcano, Japan
As a Postdoctoral Researchers at the Earthquake Research Institute of the University of Tokyo, I visited Miyakejima several times to collect the samples used in my research. Miyakejima is a highly active volcano that has erupted regularly over the last 2.7 ka. The most recent eruption occurred in 2000 A.D that produced a collapse caldera. Throughout the known eruptive history at Miyakejima, 3 caldera forming eruptions have occurred. For my research, I am interested in looking at how the magmatic plumbing system responds to perturbations such as destruction of the upper portions of the magmatic system with the caldera-forming events. I am also interested in constraining how reservoir conditions fluctuate in response to these perturbations. For this work, I was targeting the 2.7ka Hachodaira Eruption.
Mount Fuji, Japan
I was a participant in the installation of geophysical equipment in collaboration with members of the Earthquake Research Institute (ERI) and The Mount Fuji Research Institute. I assisted the installation of an infra sound array at the Fifth station of Mount Fuji that sits at the end of a avalanche chute know to be the location of large avalanches generated near the summit region. I also climbed up to the Seventh Station with my colleague and install a series of temperature sensors that were used to monitor now accumulation depth and snow temperatures. This research is aiming to study the frequency of avalanche occurrences on Mount Fuji and to utilize the the infra sound signal to evaluate if avalanches share similar properties as other density driven flows such as pyroclastic surges that are generated from active volcanoes
Andean Southern Volcanic Zone
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