Volcanoes of the World - Global Volcanism Program

The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program (GVP) is housed in the Department of Mineral Sciences, National Museum of Natural History, in Washington D.C. We are devoted to a better understanding of Earth's active volcanoes and their eruptions during the last 10,000 years.

The mission of GVP is to document, understand, and disseminate information about global volcanic activity. We do this through four core functions: reporting, archiving, research, and outreach. The data systems that lie at our core have been in development since 1968 when GVP began documenting the eruptive histories of volcanoes.

Reporting. GVP is unique in its documentation of current and past activity for all volcanoes on the planet active during the last 10,000 years. During the early stages of an eruption anywhere in the world we act as a clearinghouse of reports, data, and imagery. Reports are released in two formats. The Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report provides timely information vetted by GVP staff about current eruptions. The Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network provides comprehensive reporting on recent eruptions on a longer time horizon to allow incorporation of peer-reviewed literature and observatory reports.

Archiving. Complementing our effort toward reporting of current eruptive activity is our database of volcanoes and eruptions that documents the last 10,000 years of Earth's volcanism. These databases and interpretations based on them were published in three editions of the book "Volcanoes of the World".

Research. GVP researchers are curators in the Department of Mineral Sciences and maintain active research programs on volcanic products, processes, and the deep Earth that is the ultimate source of volcanism.

Outreach. This website presents more than 7,000 reports on volcanic activity, provides access to the baseline data and eruptive histories of Holocene volcanoes, and makes available other resources to our international partners, scientists, civil-authorities, and the public.

The Global Volcanism Program relies on an international network of collaborating individuals, programs and organizations, many of which are listed below:

United States Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program (USA). The Volcano Hazards Program monitors active and potentially active volcanoes, assesses their hazards, responds to volcanic crises, and conducts research on volcanoes. The Volcano Disaster Assistance Program (VDAP) (with the U.S. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance) works to reduce fatalities and economic losses in countries experiencing a volcano emergency.

Global Volcano Model (Bristol University and the British Geological Survey, UK). GVM is a growing international network that aims to create a sustainable, accessible information platform on volcanic hazard and risk.

WOVOdat (Earth Observatory of Singapore). A collective record of volcano monitoring, worldwide - brought to you by the WOVO (World Organization of Volcano Observatories).

Integrated Earth Data Applications (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, USA). A community-based data facility to support, sustain, and advance the geosciences by providing data services for observational solid earth data from the Ocean, Earth, and Polar Sciences.

VHub (The State University of New York at Buffalo, USA). An online resource for collaboration in volcanology research and risk mitigation.

International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI). IAVCEI represents the primary international focus for: (1) research in volcanology, (2) efforts to mitigate volcanic disasters, and (3) research into closely related disciplines, such as igneous geochemistry and petrology, geochronology, volcanogenic mineral deposits, and the physics of the generation and ascent of magmas in the upper mantle and crust. IAVCEI has charged GVP with providing the official names and unique identifier numbers for the world's volcanoes.

National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers (VAACs) The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has established nine Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers tasked with monitoring Volcanic Ash plumes within their assigned airspace.

美国史密森尼学会全球火山活动计划（GVP）位于华盛顿特区的国家自然历史博物馆矿物科学部。该计划致力于深化对地球在过去一万年间活跃火山及其喷发活动的认识。GVP的使命是记录、理解并传播全球火山活动的信息。为此，我们通过四大核心功能来实现这一目标：报告、存档、研究和推广。我们核心的数据系统自1968年GVP开始记录火山喷发历史以来便处于不断发展之中。

报告。GVP在记录过去和现在全球所有在过去一万年内活跃的火山活动方面具有独特性。在全球任何地区的火山喷发初期阶段，我们充当报告、数据和图像的汇总中心。报告以两种格式发布。史密森尼/美国地质调查局每周火山活动报告提供了由GVP工作人员审核的关于当前喷发的及时信息。全球火山活动网络公报提供了关于近期喷发活动的全面报道，并在较长的时间范围内纳入同行评审文献和观测报告。

存档。为了补充对当前喷发活动的报告工作，我们拥有一个记录地球在过去一万年间火山活动的火山和喷发数据库。这些数据库及其基于它们的解释已出版于《世界火山》三版书中。

研究。GVP的研究人员在矿物科学部担任馆员，并维持着关于火山产物、过程以及火山活动的终极来源——深地球的活跃研究项目。

推广。本网站展示了超过7000份关于火山活动的报告，提供了对全新世火山的基础数据和喷发历史的访问，并向我们的国际合作伙伴、科学家、民政当局和公众提供其他资源。

全球火山活动计划依赖于一个国际合作的个人、项目和机构网络，其中许多机构如下所列：

美国地质调查局火山危害计划（USA）。火山危害计划监测活跃和可能活跃的火山，评估其危害，应对火山危机，并开展火山研究。火山灾害援助计划（VDAP）（与美国外国灾害援助办公室合作）致力于减少火山紧急情况下的死亡和经济损失。

全球火山模型（Bristol大学和英国地质调查局，英国）。GVM是一个不断发展的国际网络，旨在创建一个可持续、可访问的火山危害和风险信息平台。

WOVOdat（新加坡地球观测站）。WOVO（世界火山观测组织）提供的全球火山监测记录。

综合地球数据应用（哥伦比亚大学拉蒙特-道奇地球观测站，美国）。一个基于社区的数据设施，通过提供海洋、地球和极地科学观测的固态地球数据服务，以支持、维持和推进地球科学。

VHub（纽约州立大学水牛城分校，美国）。火山学研究和风险缓解合作的在线资源。

国际火山学和地球内部化学协会（IAVCEI）。IAVCEI代表了火山学研究的国际主要焦点：（1）火山学的研究，（2）减轻火山灾害的努力，（3）与火成地球化学、岩石学、年代学、火山成因矿产和上地幔及地壳中岩浆生成和上升的物理学密切相关的研究。IAVCEI委托GVP为世界各地的火山提供官方名称和唯一标识符。

国家海洋和大气管理局（NOAA）。火山灰咨询中心（VAAC）。国际民用航空组织（ICAO）已设立九个火山灰咨询中心，负责监测指定空域内的火山灰羽流。