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Centro de Vulcanologia e Avaliação de Riscos Geológicos
Observatório Vulcanológico da Universidade dos Açores
Edifício do Complexo Científico, Ala Sul, 3º Andar
Rua Mãe de Deus
9501-801 Ponta Delgada
Açores - Portugal

Telephone : (351)-296650147
Telefax : (351)-296650142
Director:
 João Luís Gaspar
Email :
 jlgaspar@notes.uac.pt
Website : http://www.cv.uac.pt

Director: João Luís Gaspar
Secretary: Gabriela Queiroz

Fluid Geochemistry Group Co-ordinator: Teresa Ferreira
Volcanic Seismology Group Co-ordinator: Nicolau Wallenstein
Geodesy Group Co-ordinator: António Trota
Volcanomagmatic Group Co-ordinator: José Manuel Pacheco

Scientific Advisory Board:
Gudmundur Sigvaldason
Jean-Louis Cheminée
John Guest


Azores University Scientific Staff:

Engineering Arturo Montalvo
Ernesto Sousa
Victor Sousa
Fluid Geochemistry Rui Coutinho
Teresa Ferreira
Fátima Viveiros
Márcio Marcos
Geodesy António Trota
Rita Rodrigues
Paulo Amaral
Geological Risks Ana Gomes
Rui Marques
GIS Gabriela Queiroz
Catarina Goulart
José Medeiros
Petrology and Geochemistry Maria Helena Almeida
Inês Cruz
Seismology and Tectonics Dina Silveira
Rita Carmo
Rogério Sousa
Volcano Seismology Nicolau Wallenstein
Rita Silva
Volcanology João Luís Gaspar
José Manuel Pacheco
Adriano Pimentel


Collaborators:

Computing Alicia Felpeto (CSIC - Dep. Volcanologia, ES)
Amílcar Soares (Instituto Superior Técnico)
José Luís Alves (ANA, E.P., PT)
Lídia Quental (Instituto Geológico Mineiro, PT)
Geochemistry Carlos Faria (DRA, SRAPA)
Níels Óskarsson (Nordic Volcanological Inst., IS)
Patrick Allard (CEA-CNRS, FR)
Geodesy Eysteinn Tryggvason (Nordic Volcanological Inst., IS)
Freystein Sigmundsson (Nordic Volcanological Inst., IS)
Kurt Feigl (Toulose, Fr)
Joaquim Pagarete (FCUL, PT )
Luísa Bastos (FCUP, PT)
Pierre Briole (IPGP, Dép. de Sismologie, FR)
Virgílio Mendes (FCUL, PT )
Geophysics Costa Nunes (Instituto de Meteorologia, PT)
Eva Gôngora (Instituto de Meteorologia, PT)
Fernando Carrilho (Instituto de Meteorologia, PT)
Fernando Sousa (Instituto de Meteorologia, PT)
Joaquim Luís (Univ. Algarve, PT)
Jorge Cruz (Instituto de Meteorologia, PT)
José Pena (Instituto de Meteorologia, PT)
Luís Mendes Victor (Centro de Geofísica, FCUL, PT )
Luísa Senos (Instituto de Meteorologia, PT)
Matilde Pereira (Instituto de Meteorologia, PT)
Miguel Miranda (Centro de Geofísica, FCUL, PT )
Panduronga Dessay (Instituto de Meteorologia, PT)
Paulo Alves (Instituto de Meteorologia, PT)
Geological Engineering Ana Maria Malheiro (LREC, SRHE)
Hydrogeology
Carlos Costa Almeida (Dep. Geologia, FCUL, PT)
Landslides José Luís Zêzere (Dep. Geografia, Univ. Lisboa)
Marine Geology Fernando Barriga (Dep. Geologia, FCUL, PT )
Public Health Peter Baxter (Dep. Medicin, Cambridge Univ., UK)
Tectonics José Madeira (Dep. Geologia, FCUL, PT)
Volcano Seismology Jesus Ibanez (U. Granada, ES)
Ramon Ortiz (CSIC - Dep. Volcanologia, ES)
Volcanology Angus Duncan (Dep. of Geology - Univ. of Luton, UK)
David Chester (Dep. Geography, Univ. of Liverpool, UK)
G. Sigvaldason (Nordic Volcanological Institute, IS)
Jean-Louis Cheminée (IPGP, Obs. Volcan., França)
John Guest (Dep. Geology, University of London, UK)
Paul Cole (Dep. of Geology - University of Luton, UK)

The Centre of Volcanology is responsible for the volcanological surveillance of the Azores area. Several geophysical, geochemical and geodetic monitoring programmes are in progress to support the Azores Civil Protection.

Information updated in April 2003

 
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