Nature Communications (Jul 2020)

Automatic precursor recognition and real-time forecasting of sudden explosive volcanic eruptions at Whakaari, New Zealand

  • D. E. Dempsey,
  • S. J. Cronin,
  • S. Mei,
  • A. W. Kempa-Liehr

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17375-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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In this study, the authors investigate the predictability of sudden eruptions, motivated by the 2019 eruption at Whakaari (White Island), New Zealand. The paper proposes a machine learning approach that is able to identify eruption precursors in data streaming from a single seismic station at Whakaari.