Open AccessSeismic‐volcanic workshop strengthens international cooperation
Author(s) -
Dehn Jonathan,
Faust Jessica,
Eichelberger John C.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/99eo00043
Subject(s) - volcano , geology , subaerial , subduction , seismology , convergent boundary , plate tectonics , pacific rim , earth science , oceanic crust , paleontology , tectonics
The convergent boundary between the North American and Pacific plates begins at the Yakutat “corner” and sweeps westward across Alaska and the Aleutian Islands to the Kamchatka “corner.” There it abruptly turns south and continues through the Kurile Islands to Hokkaido and Northern Honshu (Figure 1). This region holds much scientific promise and mystery, and the first International Seismic‐Volcanic Workshop on Kamchatkan‐Aleutian Subduction Processes, held last summer, directed attention to it. The region contains nearly 20% of the world's active subaerial volcanoes and is one of the world's most seismically active areas. Yet surprisingly it is one of the least monitored and understood areas on Earth.