Analysis of the 2020 Taal Volcano tephra fall deposits from crowdsourced information and field data.

ABSTRACT: After 43 years of dormancy, Taal Volcano violently erupted in January 2020 forming a towering eruption plume. The fall deposits covered an area of 8605 km², which includes Metro Manila of the National Capital Region of the Philippines. The tephra fall caused damage to crops, traffic congestion, roof collapse, and changes in air quality in the affected areas. In a tropical region where heavy rains are frequent, immediate collection of data is crucial in order to preserve the tephra fall deposit record, which is readily washed away by surface water runoff and prevailing winds. Crowdsourcing, field surveys, and laboratory analysis of the tephra fall deposits were conducted to document and characterize the tephra fall deposits of the 2020 Taal Volcano eruption and their impacts. Res

SUBMITTER: Balangue-Tarriela MIR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8889389 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature