SGER: Collaborative Research in Volcano Monitoring, CSU Chico and Universidad Nacional/ OVISCORI, Costa Rica

该奖项将支持南加州大学奇科分校的科学家和本科生为与哥斯达黎加火山有关的热液系统安装连续温度监测系统。已经为其他区域的火山建立了利用水温数据将热液活动与岩浆活动联系起来的基础，但还没有系统地为哥斯达黎加火山这样做。图里亚尔巴火山最近的火山活动，以及波阿·S火山、林孔德拉维亚火山、伊拉祖尔火山和阿雷纳尔火山的长期火山活动，都有助于为一项有趣的实验和测试可用于监测岩浆活动的方法奠定基础。在这次调查过程中，研究人员将解决以下问题：哥斯达黎加火山的热液活动是否与已知的岩浆事件和地震数据有关，这些关系是否可以用来更好地了解火山活动和改进喷发预测？哥斯达黎加的热液和岩浆系统与数据记录仪测试过的加利福尼亚州拉森火山中心相比如何？参与该项目的学生参与了拉森火山中心研究方法的开发，因此他们在哥斯达黎加野外现场参与安装的能力是他们在活跃的岩浆环境中所做努力的重要应用。最后，该项目将加强美国学术机构和哥斯达黎加同行之间的研究联系。该项目由以下NSF项目共同资助：国际科学与工程办公室；岩石学和地球化学项目；以及地球科学部的教育和人力资源项目。

This award will support scientists and undergraduate students from USC-Chico while they install a continuous temperature monitoring system for hydrothermal systems associated with Costa Rican volcanoes. The basis for using water temperature data to connect hydrothermal activity with magmatic activity has been established for volcanoes in other regions, but it has not been done in a systematic way for Costa Rican volcanoes. Recent volcanic activity at Turrialba volcano, along with long standing volcanic activity at Poás, Rincon de la Vieja, Irazú, and Arenal volcanoes help establish grounds for an interesting experiment and test of methods that can be used to monitor magmatic activity. In the course of this investigation, researchers will address the following questions: Is hydrothermal activity at Costa Rican volcanoes linked to known magmatic events and to seismic data, and can those relationships be used to better understand volcanic activity and improve eruption forecasting? and How do the hydrothermal and magmatic systems of Costa Rica compare to Lassen Volcanic Center, CA where the data loggers have been tested? The students involved in this project have participated in developing research methods at Lassen Volcanic Center so their ability to participate in installation at Costa Rican field sites is an important application of their efforts in an active magmatic environment. Lastly, the project will strengthen research ties between an US academic institution and a counter part in Costa Rica.This project is co-funded by the following NSF programs: Office of International Science and Engineering; Petrology and Geochemistry Program, and the Education & Human Resources Program in the Division of Earth Sciences.