Volcanology
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| Volcanology
is a significant scientific discipline for many nationally important problems, including
natural hazards, energy, and the environment. Throughout the history of geosciences at Los
Alamos, volcanology has been a common thread in research done for the USDoE and other
Federal agencies. Projects have included modeling the physics of volcanic eruptions using
computer codes developed for weapons programs, evaluation of high-grade geothermal
systems, the study of volcanic rocks that underlie the Nevada Test Site and Yucca
Mountain, the Central American Energy Project, effects of volcanic eruptions on climate,
volcanic risk to energy facilities, the Laboratory’s environmental restoration
program, and the problems of cities near volcanoes. EES-1 has a number of efforts in volcanology,
ranging from understanding the development of particle distributions via sequential
fragmentation to analysis of hydrothermal fluids to studies of tuffs. |
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