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Volcanic emissions, thermal, degassing, remote-sensing, drone-based gas sampling
Lecturer (Teaching) in Volcanology and GIS/Remote Sensing
Appointment: | Room: |
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| Lecturer | Kathleen Lonsdale 301C |
Courses Taught: | |
| GEOL0024 Geological and Environmental Mapping (Contributor) | |
| GEOL0038 Research Proposal (Contributor) | |
| GEOL0056 MSc Independent Research Project (Contributor) | |
| GEOL0064 Independent Hazard Project (Module Leader) | |
| GEOL0070 Volcanoes, Society and the Environment (Module Leader) | |
| GEOL0073 Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing | |
| GEOL0075 Geophysical Hazards Field Course (Contributor) | |
Research Group(s): | |
| UCL Hazard Centre | |
Email Address: | Telephone Number: |
| adam.cotterill.13@ucl.ac.uk | |
Research Summary
I am particularly interested in the processes responsible for maintaining open-vent volcanism and eruptions at these types of system. Primarily I use satellite-based remote sensing of thermal and SO2 emissions, but I also use drone-based methods to sample volcanic plume compositions. I am also interested in volcanic risk assessment and in particular I have used probabilistic lava flow and tephra deposition models to assess the likely impacts from these hazards.
Currently I am working on assessing the extent of the “excess degassing phenomenon” at open-vent and persistently degassing volcanoes. My research also focuses on characterising volcanic vents using thermal remote sensing techniques measuring magma column and lava lake levels within craters.