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Collaborative Research: Addressing key gaps in the eruptive history, magmatic storage, and — NSF Award to Board of Trustees of Ill

It is important to have a complete history of the type and number of eruptions at a volcano to prepare for potential future volcanic eruptions. Askja volcano is a popular tourist destination in Iceland that has produced small lava flows and large explosive eruptions. No one has studied Askja’s pre-historic explosive er

Award titleCollaborative Research: Addressing key gaps in the eruptive history, magmatic storage, and
Award ID2535577
AwardeeBoard of Trustees of Illinois State University
CityNORMAL
StateIL
Amount obligated$144,649
Principal investigatorTenley Banik
ProgramCESEV-Chem Evo of Earth & Volc
Start date05/01/2026
AbstractIt is important to have a complete history of the type and number of eruptions at a volcano to prepare for potential future volcanic eruptions. Askja volcano is a popular tourist destination in Iceland that has produced small lava flows and large explosive eruptions. No one has studied Askja’s pre-historic explosive eruptions in detail. The likelihood and timing of future explosive eruptions at Askja is not well known. This study will use field work to confirm the order of eruptions at Askja. Ro
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