Natural Hazards Tephra Fallout Lab

By Leah Michelle Courtland

University of South Florida (USF)

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Abstract

This lab walks students through using the tephra2 education graphical user interface (gui) to investigate tephra fallout at Colima volcano. By the end of this lab, students should be able to:
•understand that every volcanic event is different and so produces a unique deposit
•convert from units of mass/area to thickness
•read a contour plot
•plot a histogram

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Researchers should cite this work as follows:

  • Leah Michelle Courtland (2011), " Natural Hazards Tephra Fallout Lab," https://theghub.org/resources/571.

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  1. Colima
  2. Geohazards
  3. isopach
  4. Language: English
  5. Level: College (Lower level undergraduate/nonmajors)
  6. probabilistic analysis
  7. Resource Type: Lab
  8. Resource Type: Online resource (Models/simulations)
  9. tephra
  10. Topic: Eruption Type: Plinian
  11. Topic: Eruption Type: Vulcanian
  12. Topic: Geohazards: Tephra fallout
  13. Topic: Volcano Landforms: Stratovolcano/Composite volcano