Directory of Volcano Observatories
WOVO/IAVCEI
2004

This is the 2004 edition of the WOVO Directory. Member observatories are listed in geographic order, following the numbering scheme of the Catalogue of Active Volcanoes of the World, and of Simkin and Siebert (1994) Volcanoes of the World. The numbering scheme is shown in more detail at http://www.volcano.si.edu/.

Previous editions of the WOVO Directory have been in print and on the Web. In light of rapidly improving internet access in nearly all countries of the world, this edition will be "Web-only."

As with any directory, information changes. This directory contains the latest information we have from each observatory. Each entry shows the date of latest update or correction. Any user noticing an error should please send the correction to: wovo@ess.washington.edu.

We will try to keep this information current but we cannot guarantee accuracy or currency. Any user that might need to contact a member observatory under emergency circumstances should confirm the contact information independently.

VOLCANOES

OBSERVATORIES

01_TVAAC

Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre, France

01_LVAAC

London Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre, United Kingdom

0101-02

Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV),
Osservatorio Vesuviano, Italy

0101-06

Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Catania, Italy

0101-004

Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV),
Sezioni di Roma, Italy

0102

Institute of Geodynamics, National Observatory of Athens

0102-04

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

0203

Goma Volcanological Observatory,
Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles,
Democratic Republic of Congo

0204-01

Institut de Recherche Géologiques et Minières (IRGM),
Antenne de Recherches Géophysiques et Volcanologiques (ARGV),
Cameroun

0303-01, 0303-02, 1600-06, 1600-12

Observatoires Volcanologiques, IPGP, France

0303-01

Observatoire Volcanologique du Karthala, , IPGP
République Fédérale Islamique des Comores, France

0303-02

Observatoire Volcanologique du Piton de la Fournaise, IPGP,
Réunion, France

0401-02,03,04

Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Ltd,
Taupo, New Zealand
Auckland Regional Council, Auckland, New Zealand
Taranaki Regional Council, New Plymouth, New Zealand
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Victoria University of Wellington

0500-0504

Rabaul Volcanological Observatory, Papua New Guinea

0505-07

Water and Mineral Ressources Division, Solomon Islands

0507-04,10

Department of Geology, Mines and Water Ressources, Vanuatu IRD, Vanuatu

0509_DVAAC

Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Center, Australia

0601 to 0607

Directorate of Volcanology and Geological Hazards Mitigation (DVGHM), Indonesia

0700 to 0704

Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), Philippines

0802 to 0805

Japan Meteorological Agency,
Seismological and Volcanological Department and
Seismological and Volcanological Research Department, Japan

0802

Geographical Survey Institute (GSI), Japan

0802

Institute of Geoscience, Geological Survey of Japan (GSJ),
National Institute of Advanced of Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan

0802, 0803, 0805

Hydrographic Department,
Maritime Safety Agency, Japan

0802, 0803, 0804-01

Volcano Research Center,
Earthquake Research Institute (ERI)
University of Tokyo, Japan

0802

Nansei-Toko Observatories for Earthquakes and Volcanology, Kagoshima University, Japan

0802-08, -03, -04, -05, -06, -07

Sakurajima Volcano Research Center,
Kyoto University, Japan

0802-09

Kirishima Volcano Observatory, Japan

0802-10

Shimabara Earthquake and Volcano Observatory,
Kyushu University, Japan

0803-04, 07

Research Center for Seismology and Volcanology,
Nagoya University, Japan

0802-11

Aso Volcanological Laboratory,
Kyoto University, Japan

0803-11

Asama Volcano Observatory, Japan

0803-12

Kusatsu-Shirane Volcano Observatory,
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

0803-27

Earthquake and Volcano Observatory,
Hirosaki University, Japan

0803, 0804

Laboratory for Earthquake Chemistry,
ERI, University of Tokyo, Japan

0805

Usu Volcano Observatory,
Hokkaido University, Japan

0900-1000

Institute of Volcanology,
Petropavlovsk, Russia

0900-1000

Institute of Volcanic Geology and Geochemistry, Petropavlovsk, Russia

1000

Experimental Seismological Division (EMSD)
Geophysical Survey of Russia, Russia

1003-01

Heilongjiang Wudalianchi Volcanic Monitoring Observatory, China

1101 to 1105

Alaska Volcano Observatory, Anchorage, USA
University of Alaska Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, USA
Alaska State Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, USA

1200

Geological Survey of Canada

1200_MVAAC

Montreal Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre

1201

David A. Johnston Cascades Volcano Observatory, USA

1203-14

Long Valley Caldera Monitoring, USA

1205-01

Yellowstone Volcanic Observatory, USA

1302

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, USA

1401-04

Observatorio Vulcanologico, Universidad de Colima, Mexico

1401-09

Popocatepetl Volcano Observatory (POVO),
Centro Nacional de Prevencion de Desastres (CENAPRED),
Instituto de Geofisica, Universidad National Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico

1402

 

1402

Instituto Simologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia y Hydrologia (INSIVUMEH), Guatemala

 

Coordinacion Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres (CONRED)

1403

Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales (SNET)
Ministerio De Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, El Salvador

1403

Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra
UNIVERSIDAD DE EL SALVADOR (UES), San Salvador, El Salvador, Central América

1404

Instituto Nicaraguense de Estudios Territoriales (INETER), Nicaragua

1405

Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica (OVSICORI), Costa Rica

1405

Observatorio Sismológico y Vulcanológico de Arenal y Miravalles (OSIVAM),
Oficina de Sismología y Vulcanología (OSV),
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), Costa Rica

1501

Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Manizales,
Instituto de Investigaciones en Geociencias, Mineria y Quimica (INGEOMINAS), Colombia

1501-08

Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Pasto (OVSP),
INGEOMINAS, Colombia

1501-05, 06

Observatorio Vulcanologico y Sismologico de Popayan,
INGEOMINAS,Colombia

1502, 1503

Instituto Geofisico, Ecuador

1504

Instituto Geofisico del Peru, Peru

1505 to 1508

Southern Andes Volcano Observatory (OVDAS), Chile

1600

Seismic Research Unit, Trinidad, West Indies

1600-05

Montserrat Volcano Observatory, West Indies
British Geological Survey, United Kingdom
Seismic Research Unit, Trinidad, W.I.

1600-06

Observatoire Volcanologique de la Soufrière, IPGP, Guadeloupe, France

1600-12

Observatoire Volcanologique de la Montagne Pelée, IPGP, Martinique, France

1700 to 1703

Nordic Volcanological Institute, Iceland

1700 to 1703

The Science Institute, Earthquake Research Branch, University of Iceland, Iceland

1700 to 1703

Department of Geophysics,
Icelandic Meteorological Office

1802

Departemento de Geociencias / Centro de Vulcanologia, Açores, Portugal

1802

Instituto de Meteorologia, Portugal
Central Office for observatories in the Azores, Portugal

1803

Equipo de Volcanologia y Geofísica Volcánica, Canary Islands, Spain
Departamento de Volcanologia, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Spain
Instituto de Astronomia y Geodesia CSIC-UCM, Spain
Centro Geofisico de Canarias, Spain

1803

Volcanological Station of the Canary Islands, Spain

1803

Institute of Technology and Renewable Energy (ITER), Canary Islands, Spain

1900-02

Mount Erebus Volcano Observatory, USA

1900-03

Deception Volcanic Observatory, Antarctica
Instituto Antartico Argentino, Argentina
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN), Spain



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