2014 MeMoVolc Summer School
'Magmatic volatiles: from generation to atmospheric loading 1 to 5 July 2014, Stóru-Tjarnir (close to Krafla Volcano), Iceland.
Organisers:
O. Sigmarsson (Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans, Clermont-Ferrand, France and Nordic Volcanological Centre, University of Iceland), T.Thordarsson (Insitute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland) and R. Pedersen (Insitute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland)
The procedure for applying to attend this summer school are given at the end of this text and on the network web site (www.memovolc.fr).
The application deadline is 15 March.
Magma degassing is a fundamental issue of modern volcanology, with important implications for magma rheology and, thus, for eruption mechanisms. The environmental impact of volcanism, and the global geochemical cycle of volatile elements are largely controlled by their degassing behaviour. Despite significant advances over the past decades, some major aspects of magma degassing remain poorly understood, including the time scales of degassing processes, the role of gas transfers in triggering major volcanic eruptions, and the importance of kinetic factors in controlling the fractionation of volatile elements and bubble nucleation and growth. Comparison of atmospheric mass loading estimated from the eruption products versus remote sensing is still in its infancy. Transferring the current knowledge to future generations is needed for better understanding of volcanic gases, their formation, emission to the atmosphere and environmental effects can, in part, be accomplished via a summer school.
This MeMoVolc summer school will be hosted by the Nordic Volcanological Center at Stóru-Tjarnir, mid-way between the town of Akureyri and Krafla Volcano. The school will present and discuss key issues such as volatile solubility in magmas, experimental and natural constraints, excesses of volatiles, bubble formation and degassing mechanisms, in-situ and remote gas measurements, satellite remote sensing and environmental impacts. The school will also include a half-day field trip on Krafla volcano and associated geothermal field.
The school will be in English. In order to favour discussion and interaction, students will be asked to submit a short abstract and to prepare a poster on their specific research activity related to the school theme.
The lecturers for the school will be: Alessandro Aiuppa (Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e del Mare , University of Palermo, Italy), Mike Burton (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Pisa, Italy), Simon Carn (Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Tech, USA), Marie Edmonds (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK), Didier Laporte (Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans, Clermont-Ferrand, France), Alan Robock (Department of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, USA), Bruno Scaillet (Institut des Sciences de la Terre d’Orléans, France), Olgeir Sigmarsson (Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans, Clermont-Ferrand, France and Nordic Volcanological Centre, University of Iceland) and Thor Thordarsson (Insitute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland)
The tentative plan for the school is:
30 June - Travel to Iceland
1 July - Coach from Reykjavik to Stóru-Tjarnir, between Akureyri and Krafla volcano.
Lecture 1: Introduction to Iceland’s volcanology and magmatism (Thor Thordarson/Olgeir Sigmarsson)
2 July – Lectures 2 to 5: petrological constraints: solubility of volatiles in silicate melts – experimental constraints (Bruno Scaillet), natural
observations (Marie Edmond); bubble formation and degassing processes (Didier Laporte); time constraints on degassing from short-lived nuclides (Olgeir
Sigmarsson)
3 July – Lectures 6 to 7: Field gas measurement: remote (Mike Burton); in-situ (Alessandro Aiuppa) – Excursion to Krafla volcano and associated
geothermal area: hand-on exercises in measuring volcano degassing (Aiuppa-Burton)
4 July - Lecture 8 to 10: Atmospheric measurements (Simon Carn) and environmental impacts (Alan Robock) – Laki case study (Thor Thordarson)
5 July - Drive from Stóru-Tjarnir to Reykjavík through the interior - gas measurement exercise at Hveravellir
6 July - Travel from Iceland
Each teacher will give an overview of their field of speciality and prepare excercise(s) for the students to solve in small groups. Students, and possibly teachers also, will present their current research on posters during the afternoon and/or evening sessions.
Application procedure
There will 30 places available. Applications will be assessed by the MeMoVolc Steering Committee. Priorities will be given to PhD students or equivalent, post-docs, and young researchers working on the scientific themes related to the school main topic and coming from ESF contributing member states and particularly from MeMoVolc contributing states and organizations (see www.memovolc.fr for details). Several places will be reserved for participants working in close relationship with volcanic observatories.
The network will cover the cost of travel to and from Iceland up to a maximum of 500 euros. Accommodation and meals for the 6 days of the course will also be covered.
Applicants are requested to submit the following as a single pdf file to Olgeir Sigmarsson ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ). The deadline for applications is the 15 March. Applicants will receive a decision within a week following this deadline:
• A short statement to justify their interest in the school
• A brief (up to 1 page) description of their ongoing research or observatory work
• A curriculum vitae
• An abstract on their research related to the summer school theme.
• A letter of support from a senior colleague (supervisor of PhD student or postdoctoral fellow)
