5-th International Maar Conference

Start Date: 
Monday, November 17, 2014
End Date: 
Saturday, November 22, 2014

Location: National Autonomous University of Mexico, Queretaro, Mexico

Web: http://maar2014.geociencias.unam.mx/

Conference chairs: Gerrardo Carrasco-Nunez (gerardoc@geociencias.unam.mx), Jose Jorge Aranda-Gomez (jjag@geociencias.unam.mx)

Sessions:

  1. Architecture and Evolution of Maars. Geology, Petrology, Geophysics
  2. Environmental studies in Maars - Biology, Limnology, Paleoclimate, Lake sedimentation
  3. Monogenetic Volcanic Fields. Structural and Tectonic Settings, Causes of magmatic and phreatomagmatic activity
  4. Maar Hazards (volcanic, hydrogeologic, subsidence, etc.)
  5. Economic and Cultural Aspects Related to Monogenetic Volcanism. Mineral Resources, Quarries, Tourism, Land Management
  6. Experiments and Modeling of Water-Magma Interactions and Other Physical Processes
City: 
Queretaro, Mexico