Awesome Volcano Resources 🌋

A curated list of resources for volcanology.

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This list curates a collection of useful resources in volcanology.

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Computer codes

Hazard assessment

Tephra dispersal and fallout

• Tephra2: 2D model for ground tephra accumulation written in C with some additional functions in Matlab (reference).
• TephraProb: Probabilistic hazard assessment for tephra fallout written in Matlab (reference).
• Fall3d: 3D atmospheric tephra dispersal (reference).
• LagTrack: Particle tracking tool written in Matlab (reference).
• GBF: Probabilistic hazard assessment for ballistic impacts written in Matlab (post processing) (reference).

Lava flow inundation

• Molasses: Lava flow inundation model written in C (reference).
• Q-LavHA: Probabilistic hazard assessment for lava inundation in QGis (reference).
• MrLavaLoba: Stochastic model for stochastic for pahōehoe lava flow inundation written in Python (reference).
• PyFlowGo: Python version of FLOWGO for lava flow inundation (reference).

Lahars & PDCs inundation

• ECMapProb: Probability maps of PDC inundation using a modified energy cone model approach (reference).
• LaharFlow: Model of lahar dynamics on evolving topography. Only as a web interface.
• LaharZ: Statistical model to estimate lahar inundation. Requires ArcGIS (reference)

Eruption history & analogues

• PyVOLCANS Python library to explore similarity between volcanic systems (reference).

Exposure & impact assessment

• VolcGIS: Python framework for exposure analyses (reference).

Deposit characterisation

• Tephra2 inversion: Tephra2 inversion method written in C with some post-processing tools in Matlab (reference).
• CareySparks86_Matlab Matlab implementation of the Carey and Sparks (1986) model to estimate plume height from isopleth data (reference).
• TephraFits: Matlab function to estimate the volume of and characterise tephra deposits from field-based methods (reference).
• TOTGS: Calculation of the total grain-size distribution of tephra deposits using the VORONOI method in Matlab (reference).
• AshCalc: Calculation of the volume of tephra deposits in Python (reference).

Miscellaneous tools

• CDSAPItools: Python functions to download wind and atmospheric data from ERA5 formatted to work with different models (e.g., TephraProb, Fall3d)
• TopoToolbox: Matlab library for terrain analyses (reference).

Databases