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Abstract
Application of GIS to Volcanic Hazard Assessment in the Lesser Antilles
Track: Mining and Geosciences
Author(s): Shahiba Ali, Richard Robertson, Jan Lindsay
This paper outlines the application of ArcView GIS in the assessment of volcanic hazard in the Lesser Antilles. An empirical approach, based on a thorough examination of volcanic activity specific to each volcanic centre, was used in hazard assessment. Various types of volcanological data (e.g. distribution of ash during past eruptions) were integrated to visualise the predicted impact from future eruptions. This allowed the drafting of hazard and risk maps which will be used by local disaster management officials.
Shahiba Ali
The University of the West Indies
Seismic Research Unit
Seismic Research Unit
The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine , West Indies n/a
Trinidad and Tobago
Phone: +1-868-662-4659
Fax: +1-868-663-9293
E-mail: shahiba_ali@uwiseismic.com
Richard Robertson
The University of the West Indies
Seismic Research Unit
Seismic Research Unit, University of the West Indies
n/a
St. Augustine , West Indies n/a
Trinidad and Tobago
Phone: +1-868-662-4659
Fax: +1-868-663-9293
E-mail: richie_robertson@uwiseismic.com
Jan Lindsay
University of the West Indies
Seismic Research Unit
Seismic Research Unit
The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine , West Indies n/a
Trinidad and Tobago
Phone: +1-868-662-4659
Fax: +1-868-663-9293
E-mail: jan_lindsay@uwiseismic.com