The project will realize an automatic system for the monitoring and forecasting of volcanic ash dispersal between Sicily and Malta. New instruments will be installed and they will be able to gather important data on explosive activity and on volcanic particles and the use of tephra dispersal models will be able to forecast the locations and the height of the volcanic clouds.

The developed system will be able to inspect the region between Sicily and Malta in which there will be a high probability to find dangerous concentration of volcanic ash and gas, and will produce alert systems highlighting the regions that will be interdicted to aviation.

AXIS/SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE: 2.3
PRIORITY THEME: Risk Prevention

ELIGIBLE ACTIONS: Operations which promote the development of joint stategies and management planning aimed at preventing and reducing natural, industrial and technological risks

LOCATION OF ACTIVITY: Catania, Caltanissetta and Malta
DURATION OF THE PROJECT: April 2011-April 2013

Coordinator: Dr. Simona Scollo
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Osservatorio Etneo, Sezione di Catania