Savai'i
Volcano Tofua in the Tonga Is.
Photo Courtesy of NASA.

International Volcano
Research Centre

Apache Junction, Arizona USA

CURRENT 2010 RESEARCH PROJECTS

The current research projects that INTLVRC is currently conducting are as follows: (As Of: 21 January 2010)

  1. Correlation Between Eruptions And Lunar Gravitational Force (Project 10-1) - This project involves the investigation of determining the correlation factor looking at eruption date of a volcano & the force of gravity of the moon at the time of the eruption.
    Principal Investigator: Dr. R. B. Trombley, swvrc@usa.net
    Current Status: Started: 2 August 2009 On Going & In Progress

  2. Re-organisation Of The INTLVRC Petrology Laboratory (Project 10-2) - This project involves the complete re-vamping and new analyses of the Petrology Laboratory of the INLTVRC operations. It will include new instrumentation if necessary, new types of analyses and other procedures to facilitate procedures.
    Principal Investigator: Phillip A. Turner, philaturner@gmail.net
    Current Status: Started: 4 January 2010 In Progress Completed: TBD

  3. Volcano Eruption Forecast Analysis (Project 10-3) - A project that involves the forecasting of volcanic eruptions based on the direct input from volcano observatories and/or geophysical agencies from around the world, updated daily.
    Principal Investigator: Dr. R. B. Trombley, swvrc@usa.net
    Current Status: Started: 1 January 2010 On Going & In Progress

  4. Re-examination Of All INTLVRC Lava Sample Weights (Project 10-4) - A project that involves the re-weighing (in ounces) of all lava samples in the INTLVRC Petrology Laboratory. Weights measured will also be converted to weight in grams.
    Principal Investigator: James M. Manikowski, James_Manikowski@yahoo.com
    Current Status: Started: 4 January 2010 Completed: 10 January 2010

  5. Update Of All Alaska and Aleutian Is. Volcanoes Latitude And Longitude (Project 10-5) - This project that involves the examination of the revised latitudes and longitudes from AVO's listings available on their website and updating in the INTLVREC database.
    Principal Investigator: James M. Manikowski, James_Manikowski@yahoo.com
    Current Status: Started: 13 January 2010 Completed: 20 January 2010

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