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Monitoring degassing behaviour and eruption precursors at Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano, Tanzania

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Profile Display Name:	Kate Laxton
E-mail Address:	kate.laxton.17@ucl.ac.uk
Start Year	2017 (Cohort 4)
Research interests:	Volcanology – Monitoring, Hazards, Impacts and Communications
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PhD Project

PhD Title	Monitoring degassing behaviour and eruption precursors at Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano, Tanzania
Research Theme	Natural and Biological Hazards
Primary Supervisor	Adrian Jones
Primary Institution	UCL
Secondary Supervisor	Chiara Maria Petrone
Secondary Institution	NHM
Additional supervisor(s)	Dr. Emma Liu ((Earth Sciences, UCL)),
Abstract	The East African Rift System plays host to some of the Earth’s most unique and hazardous volcanoes. Among them is Oldoinyo Lengai volcano in northern Tanzania, characterised by some of the most remarkable features observed of any terrestrial volcano and capable of producing violent pyroclastic eruptions. Ol Doinyo Lengai is one of the most persistently high-CO2 degassing volcanoes worldwide, yet its remoteness has made it difficult for scientists to access regularly. This project will investigate novel sampling techniques to quantify the day-to-day degassing behaviour of Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano. The overarching goal of this project is to contribute towards international efforts to set up a local, long-term monitoring partnership.
Policy Impact
Background Reading
Grants and awards	Reservoirs and Fluxes – Expedition to Ol Doinyo Lengai – Deep Carbon Observatory DCO VMSG 2019 ECR Bursary – Deep Carbon Observatory UCL-ROME Partnership – Cities partnerships Programme
Publications	Kate Laxton (2002) Tools of the Trade – Collection of lava samples from Ol Doinyo Lengai Ryan J. Waldman, Kathleen M. Marsaglia, Rosemary Hickey-Vargas, Osamu Ishizuka, Kyle E. Johnson, Anders McCarthy, Gene Yogodzinski, Eshita Samajpati, He Li, Kate Laxton, Ivan P. Savov, Sebastien Meffre, Richard J. Arculus, Alexandre N. Bandini, Andrew P. Barth, Kara Bogus, Philipp A. Brandl, Michael Gurnis, Fuqing Jiang (2020) Sedimentary and volcanic record of the nascent Izu-Bonin-Mariana arc from IODP Site U1438 GSA Bulletin DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/B35612.1
News & Blogs	UCL ES News, DCO funded expedition to Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano, Tanzania Expedition to Ol Doinyo Lengai Volcano, Tanzania 2019, DMM Professional Vismo Reaches New Heights at Ol Doinyo Lengai Volcano, Tanzania, Vismo Global Tracking Solutions Satellite phone solution, Professional Security Magazine Online Field Report: Ol Doinyo Lengai Volcano, Tanzania, Deep Carbon Observatory

Activities

Conferences and Workshops	Janet Watson Meeting (February 2019). Talk Invited Talk – VUB (December 2019). Talk: Unusual techniques for an unusual volcano – Monitoring Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano, Tanzania. Cambridge Volcanology Seminar (November 2019). Talk: Unusual techniques for an unusual volcano: monitoring at Ol Doinyo Lengai.
Engagement	European Researchers Night 2018 European Researchers Night 2019

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