Geochemistry dealing with chemical processes of volcanic phenomena as drastic emission of material and energy related geophysical phenomena
Acquisition of basic knowledge for chemical characteristics and reaction of gas, liquid and solid associated with volcanic phenomena
geochemistry, volcanic gas, volcanic eruption, disaster prevention
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Theme-based lectures with the aid of original pictures and movies
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Introduction to Geochemistry | Digestion of geochemical approach to volcanology |
Class 2 | Magma system | Properties of magma and role of volatiles in magma |
Class 3 | Volcanic gas | Chemistry of volcanic gases |
Class 4 | Volcanic gas monitoring by remote sensing | Methods for remote sensing for monitoring of volcanic gas |
Class 5 | Volcanic gas disasters | Volcanic gas disasters in Japan |
Class 6 | hot spring | Geochemical approach to hot spring |
Class 7 | Travertine-1 | Geochemical approach to travertine |
Class 8 | Travertine-2 | Rock alteration under acidic condition |
Class 9 | Submarine volcanic activity | Submarine volcanic activity |
Class 10 | Geochemical monitoring of submarine volcanic activity | Geochemical monitoring of submarine volcanic activity |
Class 11 | Styles of volcanic eruptions | An overview of volcanic activities such as eruptions |
Class 12 | The role of volatiles in volcanic eruptions | Explain the fragmentation and their influence of volatiles on eruption styles |
Class 13 | Volcanic eruption columns | Explain the summary of volcanic eruption columns using thermodynamics |
Class 14 | Pyloclastic density currents and caldera formations | Explain the mechanism of collapses of volcanic eruption columns |
Class 15 | Benefits and hazards of volcanoes | Understand the hazard assessment of volcanoes, the present issue of eruption predictions and the utilization of volcanoes |
Not specified.
Handouts will be distributed at the beginning of class when necessary
Homework assignments and exam.
Nothing special