February 2015 - Avoemails - list.avo.alaska.edu

Re: Cub Scout tour
by cheryl.cameron＠alaska.gov 26 Feb '15

26 Feb '15

Hello Brian - I'm cc'ing Yvette Gillies on this email, who may be able to accommodate your request. Thank you, Cheryl Cameron -------- Brian Peterson wrote: My son's Tiger Cub den of 6 boys (ages 6-7) are looking to learn a little bit about geology and scientists. I heard one of your scientists present at the SEOC and thought AVO would be a great place to do both. Would you be interested? We would be looking sometime the week of March 16th or 23rd. If at all possible a early evening session (6pm-ish) or Saturday (morning) would be ideal. Thank you! -- Cheryl Cameron Geologist, Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys voice: 907-451-5012 fax: 907-451-5050

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Re: Citizen Science Research Project
by cheryl.cameron＠alaska.gov 26 Feb '15

26 Feb '15

Hello Lindsay - Kristi Wallace, who runs our citizen science ash program, will respond to your survey. Thanks, Cheryl Cameron -------- Lindsay Roland wrote: Hello. I am an environmental sustainability student at the University of Oklahoma and I am working on my capstone research project which examines the quality of data obtained by citizen scientists. As a citizen science enthusiast I would like to find out what works and what can use improvement. I am surveying as many citizen science practitioners as possible and would greatly appreciate it if you would fill out the survey in this link or forward it to the appropriate party. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1oK7cZ2lG6mMSALs71dfawlN-T9WES6if6wnlJV_WrK… It consists of 23 questions, half of which simply require boxes to be checked, and the other half are short answer. The survey will only be used for my class project, it is anonymous and confidential, and it has been approved by the University of Oklahoma. Sincere thanks, Lindsay -- Cheryl Cameron Geologist, Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys voice: 907-451-5012 fax: 907-451-5050

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[Public Email] Citizen Science Research Project
by Lindsay.A.Roland-1＠ou.edu 26 Feb '15

26 Feb '15

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Lindsay Roland Email Address: Lindsay.A.Roland-1(a)ou.edu Subject: Citizen Science Research Project Message: Hello. I am an environmental sustainability student at the University of Oklahoma and I am working on my capstone research project which examines the quality of data obtained by citizen scientists. As a citizen science enthusiast I would like to find out what works and what can use improvement. I am surveying as many citizen science practitioners as possible and would greatly appreciate it if you would fill out the survey in this link or forward it to the appropriate party. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1oK7cZ2lG6mMSALs71dfawlN-T9WES6if6wnlJV_WrK… It consists of 23 questions, half of which simply require boxes to be checked, and the other half are short answer. The survey will only be used for my class project, it is anonymous and confidential, and it has been approved by the University of Oklahoma. Sincere thanks, Lindsay ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 127.0.0.1 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/40.0.2214.115 Safari/537.36 REFERRING PAGE: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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Re: Volcano data lesson, middle school
by cheryl.cameron＠alaska.gov 26 Feb '15

26 Feb '15

Hello David - Sounds like the students will hopefully have an interesting lesson. I think some of these questions are more suitable, and some are more do-able, if that makes sense. Regarding question one - how many active volcanoes per sq km in Alaska vs other states - this is tricky on several levels. One: how do you define "active"? We here at AVO have a list of criteria for determining whether or not a volcano is active, but other states/observatories define that term differently. Even going by straight-up "historical eruption, and eruption means magma made it to the surface" would be tricky as Alaska's historical record is shorter than other areas. The other part of this question would likely mislead students - Alaska's area is much larger than other states, and would likely lead to a misrepresentation of Alaska not having many volcanoes, when in fact 3/4 of the United States volcanoes that have erupted in the past 200 years are in Alaska. Thinking about question 2:This is very do-able. And leads to interesting thoughts about eruption frequency, and what might cause apparent increases in eruptive activity, and what is statistically significant - I've got a now-out-of-date bar graph on the topic here: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/faq.php (figure is in this link - not sure why it isn't on the faq page anymore - I'll look into it) http://www.avo.alaska.edu/images/image.php?id=14050 Your question 3, about a correlation between plate boundary and how active an Aleutian volcano might or might not be is one that AVO geoscientists are actively studying. I'll send you a PDF in a separate email. There are a lot of research questions here, but they might not be very accessible to your students, especially as determining distance from the subducting slab is a little tricky. Years since last eruption is a particularly sticky way of representing how "active" a volcano is, as there are things like Katmai (had the largest eruption of the 20th century in 1912 and nothing since - but that's nothing to sneeze at!). There's also a guidebook for teachers about Alaska volcanism that might help you: http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/99/ , especially the activity on graphing magma compositions and eruptive styles. You could also develop a lesson about eruption magnitude and explosivity (VEI scale) and have students graph how many at each VEI for Alaska and for other regions, or determine average VEI for several volcanoes, and discuss why an average VEI might or might not be a helpful metric. I think there's a VEI exercise in the guidebook, too, but you could certainly make it more data-driven. These are the ideas that I've got off the top of my head - if you have further questions, send an email or call us up. Contact info is below. Thanks, Cheryl Cameron -------- David Dyer wrote: Hello! I'm an EdTech coach (I help science teachers by developing and modeling lessons that utilize technology) and I am creating a lesson to teach excel skills to a group of Jr. High students. I need help developing questions and/or finding data sets. Here are some of my first draft ideas: 1) How many active volcanoes per sq./km in Alaska vs. other states. (research and make a bar graph) 2) How many eruptions happen in Alaska each year (teach averages. 3) Is there a correlation between proximity to the plate boundary and the activeness of Aleutian volcano (get distance in km from Google Earth and years since last eruption) My ideas are so-so. I need some ideas for questions that need data to answer them while also teaching meaningful concepts about volcanos. Any help is appreciated! -- Cheryl Cameron Geologist, Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys voice: 907-451-5012 fax: 907-451-5050

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[Public Email] Volcano data lesson, middle school
by david.dyer＠k12northstar.org 25 Feb '15

25 Feb '15

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: David Dyer Email Address: david.dyer(a)k12northstar.org Subject: Volcano data lesson, middle school Message: Hello! I'm an EdTech coach (I help science teachers by developing and modeling lessons that utilize technology) and I am creating a lesson to teach excel skills to a group of Jr. High students. I need help developing questions and/or finding data sets. Here are some of my first draft ideas: 1) How many active volcanoes per sq./km in Alaska vs. other states. (research and make a bar graph) 2) How many eruptions happen in Alaska each year (teach averages. 3) Is there a correlation between proximity to the plate boundary and the activeness of Aleutian volcano (get distance in km from Google Earth and years since last eruption) My ideas are so-so. I need some ideas for questions that need data to answer them while also teaching meaningful concepts about volcanos. Any help is appreciated! ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 127.0.0.1 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_1) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/40.0.2214.115 Safari/537.36 REFERRING PAGE: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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Re: Mt. Augustine
by cheryl.cameron＠alaska.gov 25 Feb '15

25 Feb '15

Hello Lisa - Please check in with AVO before you climb - you can call our office at 907 786 7497, and subscribe to our Volcano Notification Service: http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vns/ When it is close to your trip, let us know the dates you'll be on-island, and a way to contact you in case of emergency. Regarding safety - the usual climbing precautions apply, with extra warnings to be careful of falling rocks, or unstable rocks, especially the summit lava dome. Also stay out of active fumarole areas. Hope you have a great trip! thanks, Cheryl Cameron -------- Lisa Gray wrote: In June my husband and I plan on being dropped off on Augustine Island. We plan to hike up Mt. Augustine. Do you have any advise? Is it safe to hike to the top? Any information would be appreciated. Thank you. -- Cheryl Cameron Geologist, Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys voice: 907-451-5012 fax: 907-451-5050

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[Public Email] Mt. Augustine
by plgray＠mtaonline.net 25 Feb '15

25 Feb '15

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Lisa Gray Email Address: plgray(a)mtaonline.net Subject: Mt. Augustine Message: In June my husband and I plan on being dropped off on Augustine Island. We plan to hike up Mt. Augustine. Do you have any advise? Is it safe to hike to the top? Any information would be appreciated. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 127.0.0.1 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 9.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/5.0) REFERRING PAGE: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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Re: veniaminof
by cheryl.cameron＠alaska.gov 24 Feb '15

24 Feb '15

Hello Rosemary - Thank you very much for sending us this observation - please contact us again (email the website again, or call 907 768 7497) if you see, smell, or hear anything else that might be volcanic. Is the smell continuing now? Does the smell happen often? Our current seismic data for Veniaminof is intermittent, but we do have the last three hours. These data look like the low-level tremor that we have been seeing from Veniaminof for the past year. Thank you, Cheryl Cameron -------- Rosemary Ludvick wrote: air smells like eggs in Sand Point this am -- Cheryl Cameron Geologist, Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys voice: 907-451-5012 fax: 907-451-5050

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[Public Email] veniaminof
by ludvickrts＠yahoo.com 24 Feb '15

24 Feb '15

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Rosemary Ludvick Email Address: ludvickrts(a)yahoo.com Subject: veniaminof Message: air smells like eggs in Sand Point this am ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 127.0.0.1 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_7_5) AppleWebKit/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/6.1.6 Safari/537.78.2 REFERRING PAGE: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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[Public Email] Cub Scout tour
by Lilrangerabn＠gmail.com 23 Feb '15

23 Feb '15

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Brian Peterson Email Address: Lilrangerabn(a)gmail.com Subject: Cub Scout tour Message: My son's Tiger Cub den of 6 boys (ages 6-7) are looking to learn a little bit about geology and scientists. I heard one of your scientists present at the SEOC and thought AVO would be a great place to do both. Would you be interested? We would be looking sometime the week of March 16th or 23rd. If at all possible a early evening session (6pm-ish) or Saturday (morning) would be ideal. Thank you! ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 127.0.0.1 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 8_1_3 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/600.1.4 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/8.0 Mobile/12B466 Safari/600.1.4 REFERRING PAGE: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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