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Low efficiency of large volcanic eruptions in transporting very fine ash into the atmosphere Scientific Reports 9, Article number: 1449 (2019) Mathieu Gouhier, Julia Eychenne, Nourddine Azzaoui, Arnaud Guillin, Mathieu Deslandes, Matthieu Poret, Antonio Costa & Philippe Husson Volcanic ash

Deep and persistent melt layer in the Archaean mantle Denis Andrault, Giacomo Pesce, Geeth Manthilake, Julien Monteux, Nathalie Bolfan-Casanova, Julien Chantel, Davide Novella, Nicolas Guignot, Andrew King, Jean-Paul Itié & Louis Hennet Nature Geoscience 11, 139–143 (2018) The transition from

Prof. Tim Druitt, scientific director of ClerVolc, has been awarded the Norman L. Bowen Award and Lecture for 2018 from the Volcanology, Geochemistry and Petrology section of the American Geophysical Union. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to volcanology, geochemistry or

ClerVolc scientists have published two papers from a unique collaboration between psychologists and volcanologists:   Reducing uncertainty to promote appropriate decisions when facing hazardous phenomena at an active volcano. Merlhiot G., Mermillod M., Le Pennec J.L., Hidalgo S., Mondillon L.

An algorithm for the detection and characterisation of volcanic plumes using thermal camera imagery. Bombrun M., Jessop D., Harris A., Barra V. (2018).  Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research vol.352, p.26-37, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2018.01.006. Volcanic plumes are turbulent mixtures of particles and

The Festival ‘Les Nuées Ardentes’ 2019 will take place on 7 to 10 June at the Maison de Site du Panoramique des Dômes at Orcines (Put de Dôme). For full details see the site Les Nuées Ardentes.