Institute of Geophysics
September 2014: Excursion to Stromboli volcano (Italy)
10 September 2014, by Fachbereich Geowissenschaften
From September 10th to September 25th a volcanology working group guided by Professor Matthias Hort took part in an excursion to Stromboli (Italy).
The plan was to rebuild a Doppler radar on the top of the volcano, but due to a lava flow lasting since early August and an expected larger eruption, it wasn't possible to reach the peak. However, there has been the rare opportunity to examine a lava flow with thermal and SO2 cameras, GPS and Doppler radar.