Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

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The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is a U.S. Geological Survey facility responsible for monitoring and researching volcanic activity in Hawaii, including major volcanoes such as Mauna Loa and Kīlauea.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Geological Survey facility
research institution
volcano observatory
collaboratesWith Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
University of Hawaiʻi
country United States
fieldOfWork geochemistry
geodesy
geophysics
seismology
volcanology
foundedBy Thomas A. Jaggar Jr. NERFINISHED
hasResearchFocus basaltic volcanism
lava flow hazards
lava lake dynamics
magma transport processes
shield volcanoes
volcanic gas emissions
inception 1912
locatedIn Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
locatedNear Kīlauea
locatedOn Island of Hawaiʻi
location Hawaiʻi
mainFunction monitoring volcanic activity in Hawaiʻi
public information on volcanic hazards
volcanic research
volcano hazard assessment
monitors Hualālai
Kīlauea
Lōʻihi Seamount
Mauna Kea
Mauna Loa
notableFor continuous monitoring of Kīlauea
long-term monitoring of Mauna Loa
operatedBy United States Geological Survey
parentOrganization United States Department of the Interior
partOf United States Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program
publishes hazard assessments
scientific reports
volcano activity updates
volcano alert levels
regionServed Hawaiian Islands
uses GPS geodetic networks
gas monitoring instruments
satellite remote sensing
seismic monitoring networks
thermal cameras
tiltmeters
web cameras

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Mauna Loa
Mauna Loa
Northeast Rift Zone
Puʻu ʻŌʻō
Southwest Rift Zone
monitoredBy
Kīlauea ("USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory")
Mokuʻāweoweo caldera ("USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory")
isMonitoredBy
Mauna Loa ("Mauna Loa Observatory")
hasFacility

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