Instruction for accepted applicants
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NEMOH Field School in Iceland
Volcano Deformation and Magmatic Processes
Date: 22-29 August 2014
Location: Hotel Leirubakki, South Iceland
(http://www.leirubakki.is/Default.asp?Page=266)
Preliminary schedule:
August 22
Arrival in Iceland. 18:30 Bus departure from Reykjavik to Leirubakki. School opening. Light meal and refreshments.
August 23 - Lecture day I
9:00 Iceland volcanism.
Techniques for crustal deformation studies.
The link between deformation and magmatic processes.
14:30 Practical exercises in groups: (GPS field work, levelling, InSAR, strain, data analysis, interpretation of data)
August 24 - Field trip I
Hekla and surroundings – monitoring equipment - tephra stratigraphy.
August 25 - Lecture day II: Deformation – what have we learned.
Iceland case studies
Strain (Alan Linde)
Italy case studies (Giuseppe Puglisi)
14:30 Practical exercises in groups: (GPS field work, levelling, InSAR, strain, data analysis, interpretation of data)
August 26 - Lecture day III
Modelling of deformation (Andy Hooper)
Frontiers in crustal deformation research.
Combining deformation studies with other type of studies
14:30 Practical exercises in groups: (GPS field work, levelling, InSAR, strain, data analysis, interpretation of data)
August 27 - Field trip II
Landmannalaugar and Eldgjá – the Eastern Volcanic Zone
August 28 - Lecture day IV
Analysis of GPS data
Analysis of InSAR data
Student presentation of selected papers on volcano deformation
Summary
August 29
9:00 Departure. Gullfoss, Geysir, Western Volcanic Zone and Þingvellir graben. Hengill Central Volcano. Arrival in Reykjavik 17:00.
August 30
Departure from Iceland.
