Article
Computing for Numeracy: Kiyoo Mogi and the Nature of Volcanoes
Numeracy
Keywords
- volcano,
- Mogi,
- deformation,
- integration,
- solid of revolution,
- volcanic eruption,
- Iceland,
- St. Vincent,
- Japan,
- python,
- javascript
Disciplines
Abstract
Dramatic volcanic eruptions occurred in the Spring of 2021 in Iceland and St. Vincent. This column explores the use of a numerical model to understand the giant displacements of the Earth's surface that result from such volcanic activity. The model used was development by Japanese geophysicist Kiyoo Mogi to explain a much older eruption, the 1914 eruption of Sakurajima volcano, located in Kyushu, Japan. Mogi's model was so successful, and is still widely used today, because he took a step-by-step approach to solving this complicated problem, making simplifying assumptions where he could, and using data to the maximum extent possible to estimate a reasonable solution.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.15.1.1400
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0
Citation Information
Charles Connor. "Computing for Numeracy: Kiyoo Mogi and the Nature of Volcanoes" Available at: http://works.bepress.com/charles_connor/93/