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Información del proyecto

TREMOR

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 789887

DOI

10.3030/789887

Proyecto finalizado el 30 Mayo 2019

Fecha de la firma de la CE 20 Abril 2018

Fecha de inicio 1 Enero 2019

Fecha de finalización 31 Diciembre 2020

Financiado con arreglo a

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Coste total

€ 179 325,60

Aportación de la UE

€ 179 325,60

Coordinado por

VEDURSTOFA ISLANDS
Iceland

Objetivo

A small eruption in Iceland in 2010 had a big impact on the economy, airlines, and people in Europe and worldwide.
Forecasting eruptions and mitigating their effects requires better understanding of the precursory signals and their detection
amongst other signals. One of the key geophysical signals is volcanic tremor which is observed before and during eruptions
but is only phenomenologically interpreted. The project TREMOR, based at the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) and
the University of Cambridge will exploit their extensive, multidisciplinary databases including recordings of recent eruptions
and floods. It will overcome present shortcomings, such as badly constrained tremor locations through use of new location
techniques, dense seismic networks and small source-receiver distances. These improvements are made possible by the
FUTUREVOLC project (FP7, 2012-2016) which expanded existing networks in Iceland shortly before the Bardarbunga
2014/15 eruption. Preliminary results during the researchers PhD suggest that both pre-eruptive and eruptive tremor exist
during this eruption and have different characteristics. The TREMOR project will continue from this point with the objectives
to (i) systematically search for pre-eruptive tremor, (ii) characterise it with respect to eruptive tremor and other tremor
sources such as floods, glaciers and hydrothermal boiling, (iii) find factors that affect its characteristics and (iv) understand
the source mechanism better. If TREMOR is successful, pre-eruptive tremor can be introduced as an eruption precursor, not
only with direct application at IMO, but potentially worldwide. This thorough study will form the basis of future research, as it
will be disseminated through conference presentations, publication in peer-reviewed journals and communication to the
public. It will further train and integrate the researcher into two effective, experienced, multidisciplinary research groups to
strengthen professional maturity.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

• ciencias naturales › ciencias de la tierra y ciencias ambientales conexas › geología › vulcanología
• ciencias naturales › ciencias de la tierra y ciencias ambientales conexas › geología › sismología
• ciencias naturales › ciencias de la tierra y ciencias ambientales conexas › geofísica

Palabras clave

• Eruption forecasting
• flood forecasting
• monitoring of floods and eruptions
• tremor source classification

Programa(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions PROGRAMA PRINCIPAL
  
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
  

Tema(s)

• MSCA-IF-2017 - Individual Fellowships
  

Régimen de financiación

MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-MSCA-IF-2017

Coordinador

VEDURSTOFA ISLANDS

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 179 325,60
• Dirección: BUSTADARVEGUR 7-9 ; 108 Reykjavik ; Islandia
• Región: Ísland › Ísland › Höfuðborgarsvæði
• Tipo de actividad: Research Organisations
• Coste total: € 179 325,60