Present Situation of Volcanological Observation by Universities

Abstract

Purposes of the volcanological observations undertaken by Universities or Institutions are the fundamental researches of volcanic phenomena including potential cause of volcanic action. Establishments of empirical formula for prediction of volcanic eruption should be also emphasized. For the comparison of volcanic activities of respective volcanoes, characteristics of seismographs and epicentral distances, for instances, are desirable to be the same. Main volcanological observatories attached to the universities and institutions and installed equipments were listed up for future adjustment of the above problem and also for future developments of the observatories.