Report on potential sampling biases in the LaMEVE database of global volcanism

Report on potential sampling biases in the LaMEVE database of global volcanism

Abstract We investigate whether the disproportionate contribution of individual volcanoes in the Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruption database (LaMEVE) potentially compromises the treatment of LaMEVE as a globally representative database of volcanic activity. We find that 41% of volcanoes whi...

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Main Authors: Natalia Irma Deligne, R. Stephen J. Sparks, Sarah K. Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Applied Volcanology
Subjects:
LaMEVE
Explosive volcanism
Quaternary
Under-reporting
Individual volcano
Eruptive record
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13617-017-0058-5

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