More scientists arrive to assist with monitoring of La Soufiere Volcano
FROM LEFT: Dr Thomas Christopher, Professor Richard Robertson and Dr Adam Stinton Social Share
Two more scientists from the UWI Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC) arrived in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) this week to help in the ongoing monitoring of La Soufriere.
Dr Thomas Christopher and Adam Stinton, both of whom are based at the Montserrat Volcano Observatory, arrived on Wednesday aboard the Regional Security Services (RSS) aircraft with a mission to gather data from the growing dome and crater.
According to a bulletin from NEMO dated January 13, this data will be gathered through temperature and photogrammetry and gas measurements using a MultiGAS and spectrometer.
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines is receiving funding from the British Government, to assist in facilitating the ongoing monitoring of La Soufriere Volcano
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is receiving funding from the British Government, to assist in facilitating the ongoing monitoring of La Soufriere Volcano.
51 thousand pounds has been approved to cover the cost of a rotary helicopter aircraft which will be used for the continued monitoring of the volcanic activity at la Soufriere.
The funding is being provided by the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, through the Co-ordinating Unit of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)
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The ongoing monitoring exercise at La Soufriere Volcano will receive a boost this week, with the arrival of two Scientists from the Seismic Research Centre based at the Montserrat Volcano Observatory.
The National Emergency Management Organisation, NEMO says Dr. Thomas Christopher and Dr. Adam Stinton will arrive here later this week, to join the three-member team which is already here.
NEMO says they are expected to gather data from the dome and crater, through temperature and photo-grammetry measurements and gas measurements, using a MultiGAS and Spec-trometer.
NEMO says the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency, CDEMA is finalizing helicopter support for the Seismic Research Centre team to install equipment, and collect samples from the summit of the volcano.