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Field Volcanology: A Tribute to the Distinguished Career of Don Swanson

GSA Special Papers

Field Volcanology: A Tribute to the Distinguished Career of Don Swanson
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Geological Society of America

Volume

538

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1130/SPE538

Copyright:

© 2018 The Geological Society of America. All rights reserved.

ISBN electronic:

9780813795386

ISBN print:

9780813725383

Publication date:

February 07, 2019

Book Chapter

Communication strategy of the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory during the lava-flow crisis of 2014–2015, Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i

Author(s)

Steven R. Brantley

Steven R. Brantley

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 51, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii 96718, USA

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James P. Kauahikaua

James P. Kauahikaua

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 51, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii 96718, USA

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Janet L. Babb

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 51, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii 96718, USA

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Tim R. Orr

Alaska Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, 4230 University Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99508-4667, USA

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Matthew R. Patrick

Matthew R. Patrick

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 51, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii 96718, USA

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Michael P. Poland

Michael P. Poland

Cascades Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, 1300 SE Cardinal Court, Suite 100, Vancouver, Washington 98683-9589, USA

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Frank A. Trusdell

Frank A. Trusdell

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 51, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii 96718, USA

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Darryl Oliveira

Darryl Oliveira

1815 Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720, USA

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Doi:

https://doi.org/10.1130/2018.2538(16)

Published:

February 07, 2019

ABSTRACT

In 2014–2015, a slow-moving pāhoehoe lava flow from the remote Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō vent on Kīlauea Volcano advanced 20 km into populated areas of the Puna District on the Island of Hawai‘i. The staff of the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) mobilized their resources to closely monitor the flow and provide up-to-date information to the Hawai‘i County Civil Defense (HCCD) agency, the public, and the news media. Scientists issued formal USGS notifications about the flow and Kīlauea’s two eruptions, prepared maps and annotated photographs, infrared images, and videos for dissemination online, and wrote weekly “Volcano Watch” articles...

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