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Title | ||
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A geo-spatial data management system for potentially active volcanoes-GEOWARN project |
Abstract | ||
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Integrated studies of active volcanic systems for the purpose of long-term monitoring and forecast and short-term eruption prediction require large numbers of data-sets from various disciplines. A modern database concept has been developed for managing and analyzing multi-disciplinary volcanological data-sets. The GEOWARN project (choosing the ''Kos-Yali-Nisyros-Tilos volcanic field, Greece'' and the ''Campi Flegrei, Italy'' as test sites) is oriented toward potentially active volcanoes situated in regions of high geodynamic unrest. This article describes the volcanological database of the spatial and temporal data acquired within the GEOWARN project. As a first step, a spatial database embedded in a Geographic Information System (GIS) environment was created. Digital data of different spatial resolution, and time-series data collected at different intervals or periods, were unified in a common, four-dimensional representation of space and time. The database scheme comprises various information layers containing geographic data (e.g. seafloor and land digital elevation model, satellite imagery, anthropogenic structures, land-use), geophysical data (e.g. from active and passive seismicity, gravity, tomography, SAR interferometry, thermal imagery, differential GPS), geological data (e.g. lithology, structural geology, oceanography), and geochemical data (e.g. from hydrothermal fluid chemistry and diffuse degassing features). As a second step based on the presented database, spatial data analysis has been performed using custom-programmed interfaces that execute query scripts resulting in a graphical visualization of data. These query tools were designed and compiled following scenarios of known ''behavior'' patterns of dormant volcanoes and first candidate signs of potential unrest. The spatial database and query approach is intended to facilitate scientific research on volcanic processes and phenomena, and volcanic surveillance. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2006 | 10.1016/j.cageo.2005.04.004 | Computers & Geosciences |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
query tools,digital data,time-series data,geophysical data,geological data,spatial database,data modeling,gis,geochemical data,geowarn project,volcanic hazards,geo-spatial data management system,spatial data analysis,active volcanoes-geowarn project,temporal data,geographic data,spatial data,land use,spatial resolution,time series data,scientific research,structural geology,data model,digital elevation model,geographic information system,management system | Spatial analysis,Geographic information system,Data modeling,Remote sensing,Digital elevation model,Volcanic hazards,Temporal database,Geology,Digital data,Spatial database | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
32 | 1 | Computers and Geosciences |
Citations | PageRank | References |
3 | 0.43 | 0 |
Authors | ||
5 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
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| Radu C. Gogu | 1 | 3 | 0.43 |
| Volker J. Dietrich | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| Bernhard Jenny | 3 | 89 | 17.83 |
| Florian M. Schwandner | 4 | 3 | 1.45 |
| Lorenz Hurni | 5 | 69 | 13.55 |