About this Research Topic
The eruption in La Palma in 2021 was the first subaerial eruption in the Canary Islands in 50 years. It was the most damaging eruption in Europe since the 1944 Vesuvius eruption and one of the largest natural disasters in Spain in terms of direct losses, with the indirect ones still being assessed. Hundreds of scientists from tens of institutions around the world were involved in monitoring, data collection and data analysis of the eruption, both in the field and remotely. The result of these efforts could become the best studied eruption in the Canaries while the richness of data will be invaluable for the management of future eruptions in the area and to showcase the impact of effusive eruption in highly populated areas.
This Research Topic of Frontiers in Earth Sciences aims to compile the results of multidisciplinary studies of the 2021 La Palma eruption, and to provide a comprehensive collection of open access information and knowledge on the eruption. The volume will provide a reference for future researchers and practitioners working on all aspects of effusive volcanism in the Canary Islands and in La Palma. It will also contribute to increasing the knowledge of monogenetic volcanism and effusive eruptions.
We welcome original research papers on the La Palma eruption in the fields of physical volcanology, geochemistry, geophysics, sedimentology, remote sensing, modelling, petrology, hazards and risk studies, management and societal impacts.
While the papers should be written in English, if the authors of the submitted papers wish to also submit an abstract written in the Spanish language in order to make the information as accessible and useful as possible, they can submit the abstract written in the Spanish language as part of the supplementary materials.
This Research Topic of Frontiers in Earth Sciences aims to compile the results of multidisciplinary studies of the 2021 La Palma eruption, and to provide a comprehensive collection of open access information and knowledge on the eruption. The volume will provide a reference for future researchers and practitioners working on all aspects of effusive volcanism in the Canary Islands and in La Palma. It will also contribute to increasing the knowledge of monogenetic volcanism and effusive eruptions.
We welcome original research papers on the La Palma eruption in the fields of physical volcanology, geochemistry, geophysics, sedimentology, remote sensing, modelling, petrology, hazards and risk studies, management and societal impacts.
While the papers should be written in English, if the authors of the submitted papers wish to also submit an abstract written in the Spanish language in order to make the information as accessible and useful as possible, they can submit the abstract written in the Spanish language as part of the supplementary materials.
Keywords: La Palma eruption, eruption dynamics, lava flows, gas geochemistry, petrology, volcanic hazards, volcanotectonics, Cumbre Vieja volcano, volcanic seismicity, secondary/cascading hazards, volcanic emergency
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