NOVAC network for observation of volcanic and atmospheric change
Research Project, 2005 –

A network of remote sensing instruments on volcanoes around the world for measurement of gas emissions for geophysical research, satellite validation, and risk assessment.

Participants

Santiago Arellano (contact)

Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Collaborations

Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB)

Brussels, Belgium

Colombian Geological Survey

Bogota, Colombia

Earth Observatory of Singapore

Singapore City, Singapore

GNS Science

New Zealand

Geological, Mining, and Metallurgical Institute (INGEMMET)

Arequipa, Peru

Geophysical Institute EPN

Ecuador

Heidelberg University

Heidelberg, Germany

Icelandic Meteorological Office

Reykjavík, Iceland

Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

Paris, France

Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Meteorología e Hidrología (INSIVUMEH)

Guatemala City, Guatemala

Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales (INETER)

Managua, Nicaragua

MVO Montserrat Volcano Observatory

Montserrat

NOVAC: Network for Observation of Volcanic and Atmospheric Change

Sweden

National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology

Rome, Italy

Observatoire Volcanologique de Goma

Goma, Democratic Republic Congo

Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica (OVSICORI)

Heredia, Costa Rica

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)

Quezon City, Philippines

RVO Rabaul Volcano Observatory

Papua New Guinea

SEGEMAR Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino

Argentina

Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales (SNET)

San Salvador, El Salvador

Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería

Chile

USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory

Vancouver, United States

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Mexico City, Mexico

Funding

European Commission (EC)

Funding Chalmers participation during 2005–2011

Chalmers

Funding Chalmers participation during 2005–

US Geological Survey - Volcano Disaster Assistance Program

Funding Chalmers participation during 2005–

Swedish National Space Board

Project ID: 149/18
Funding Chalmers participation during 2019–2024

Related Areas of Advance and Infrastructure

Sustainable development

Driving Forces

Basic sciences

Roots

More information

Project Web Page

novac.chalmers.se

Latest update

6/16/2023