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Science 18 April 1997:
Vol. 276. no. 5311, pp. 371 - 372
DOI: 10.1126/science.276.5311.371
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Perspectives

Geochemistry and Geophysics: The Ongoing Eruption in Montserrat

Montserrat Volcano Observatory Team

Volcanology became a modern, interdisciplinary science after two deadly eruptions in 1902 killed 36,000 people and researchers realized the need for a better understanding of volcano behavior. In a Perspective, the staff of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory give an overview of what is known about a current hazard: the Soufriere Hills volcano.

Team members are S. R. Young, R. White, G. Wadge, B. Voight, J. Toothill, N. Stevens, R. Stewart, M. Stasiuk, R. S. J. Sparks, G. Skerrit, J. Shepherd, W. Scott, R. Robertson, J. Power, G. Norton, M. Murphy, A. Miller, C. D. Miller, L. Lynch, R. Luckett, A. M. Lejeune, J. Latchman, M. James, P. Jackson, R. Hoblitt, R. A. Herd, C. Harford, P. W. Francis, N. Dyer, T. H. Druitt, J. Devine, M. Davies, B. Darroux, P. Cole, E. S. Calder, J. Barclay, W. Aspinall, S. Arafin, W. Ambeh, Montserrat Volcano Observatory, c/o Chief Minister's Office, Post Office Box 292, Montserrat, West Indies. E-mail: mvo@candw.ag. Correspondence may be sent to R. Robertson, Seismic Research Unit, University of the West Indies, Trinidad, West Indies, E-mail: sru{at}wow.net, or to S. Sparks, steve.sparks{at}bristol.ac.uk, S. Young, sry{at}bgs.ac.uk; or B. Voight, voight{at}ems.psu.edu

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