 Alaska Volcano Observatory | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Anchorage, Alaska, USA Fairbanks, Alaska, USA |
| Agency executives | |
| Website | http://www.avo.alaska.edu/ |
The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) is a joint program of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAFGI), and the State of Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys (ADGGS).[3] AVO was formed in 1988, and uses federal, state, and university resources to monitor and study Alaska's volcanology, hazardous volcanoes, to predict and record eruptive activity, and to mitigate volcanic hazards to life and property. The Observatory website allows users to monitor active volcanoes, with seismographs and webcameras that update regularly. AVO now monitors more than 20 volcanoes in Cook Inlet, which is close to Alaskan population centers, and the Aleutian Arc due to the hazard that plumes of ash pose to aviation.[4]
AVO operates out of two locations. One is at the U.S. Geological Survey office on the campus of Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage.[5][6][7] Other AVO offices are at the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska in Fairbanks.[5][8]
- ^ a b Alaska Volcano Observatory (Home Page), Retrieved Aug. 15, 2023.
- ^ United States Geological Survey, Staff, Matt Haney, Retrieved Aug. 15, 2023.
- ^ dggs.alaska.gov
- ^ "Alaska Volcano Observatory". About. Alaska Volcano Observatory. October 24, 2000. Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ a b Alaska Volcano Observatory - About AVO, Retrieved Dec. 1, 2022.
- ^ United States Geological Survey, USGS - Alaska Volcano Observatory, Retrieved Dec. 1, 2022.
- ^ Alaska Pacific University Campus Map, Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute - Campus Facilities, Retrieved Dec. 1, 2022.