Volcanic history of El Chichón Volcano (Chiapas, Mexico) during the Holocene, and its impact on human activity

2000 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Espíndola ◽  
J. L. Macías ◽  
R. I. Tilling ◽  
M. F. Sheridan
Keyword(s):  
Human Activity ◽  
The Holocene ◽  
Volcanic History ◽  
El Chichón Volcano ◽  
El Chichón ◽  
History Of ◽  
Chichón Volcano ◽  
El Chichon

scholarly journals Hazard estimates for El Chichón volcano, Chiapas, México: a statistical approach for complex eruptive histories

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1159-1170 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. T. Mendoza-Rosas ◽  
S. De la Cruz-Reyna
Keyword(s):  
Volcanic Hazard ◽  
Extended Period ◽  
Eruption Rate ◽  
Generalized Pareto ◽  
El Chichón Volcano ◽  
El Chichón ◽  
History Of ◽  
Chichón Volcano ◽  
Recent Eruption ◽  
El Chichon

Abstract. The El Chichón volcano (Chiapas, México) most recent eruption occurred in 1982 causing the worst volcanic disaster in the recorded history of Mexico. Prior to the eruption, El Chichón volcano was not considered a very hazardous volcano, a perception mostly caused by the low eruption rate of the past eruptions. The correct assessment of volcanic hazard is the first step to prevent a disaster. In this paper, we analyze two periods of the reported eruptive history of El Chichón volcano during the Holocene, searching for the eruption rates of different VEI magnitude categories and testing their time dependence. One period accounting the eruptions of the last 3707 years before the last eruption (BLE) is assumed to be complete, with no missing relevant events. More scarce information of a period extending to 7772 years BLE is then added. We then apply the Non-Homogeneous Generalized Pareto-Poisson Process (NHGPPP), and the Mixture of Exponentials Distribution (MOED) methods to estimate the volcanic hazard of El Chichón considering both periods. The results are compared with the probabilities obtained from the homogeneous Poisson and Weibull distributions. In this case the MOED and the Weibull distribution are rather insensitive to the inclusion of the extended period. In contrast, the NHGPPP is strongly influenced by the extended period.

scholarly journals Tephrochronological evidence for the late Holocene eruption history of El Chichón Volcano, Mexico

2009 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. A. M. Nooren ◽  
W.Z. Hoek ◽  
L. A. Tebbens ◽  
A. L. Martin Del Pozzo
Keyword(s):  
Late Holocene ◽  
El Chichón Volcano ◽  
El Chichón ◽  
History Of ◽  
Eruption History ◽  
Chichón Volcano ◽  
Del Rio ◽  
El Chichon

Las sociedades prehispánicas de las zonas bajas Mayas fueron afectadas en repetidas ocasiones por la caída de ceniza de las erupciones del Volcán El Chichón, Chiapas, México. Los horizontes de tefra del Holoceno Tardío se preservaron en los sedimentos deltaicos del Río Usumacinta-Grijalva, aproximadamente 150 km al NNE del volcán. Un núcleo de sedimentos del delta que cubre los últimos 2100 años, fue examinado para tefra, polen, polimorfos y macrofósiles. Se utilizaron la tefracronología y palinología para reconstruir la temporalidad, magnitud, e impacto de las erupciones pasadas. Siete de los diez horizontes de tephra reconocidos se relacionaron a las erupciones pasadas del Volcán El Chichón y muestran el fuerte impacto de las erupciones. Una gran erupción ocurrida alrededor de A.D. 539 produjo un efecto dramático en el núcleo del área de la civilización Maya y posiblemente fue la causa del Hiatus Maya y del desplazamiento demográfico hacia el Delta del Usumacinta-Grijalva. Esta erupción también parece haber provocado cambios ambientales repentinos a nivel mundial.

Source conditions and degradation processes of light hydrocarbons in volcanic gases: an example from El Chichón volcano (Chiapas State, Mexico)

2004 ◽  
Vol 206 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 81-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Capaccioni ◽  
Yuri Taran ◽  
Franco Tassi ◽  
Orlando Vaselli ◽  
Giuliana Mangani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Volcanic Gases ◽  
Light Hydrocarbons ◽  
Degradation Processes ◽  
El Chichón Volcano ◽  
El Chichón ◽  
Chichón Volcano ◽  
El Chichon

Virtual tools for volcanic crisis management, and evacuation decision support: applications to El Chichón volcano (Chiapas, México)

2013 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 955-980 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Manuel Marrero ◽  
Alicia García ◽  
Angeles Llinares ◽  
Servando De la Cruz-Reyna ◽  
Silvia Ramos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Virtual Tools ◽  
El Chichón Volcano ◽  
El Chichón ◽  
Chichón Volcano ◽  
Volcanic Crisis Management ◽  
El Chichon

Holocene Eruptive Activity of El Chichon Volcano, Chiapas, Mexico

Science ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 224 (4650) ◽  
pp. 747-749 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. I. TILLING ◽  
M. RUBIN ◽  
H. SIGURDSSON ◽  
S. CAREY ◽  
W. A. DUFFIELD ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eruptive Activity ◽  
El Chichón Volcano ◽  
El Chichón ◽  
Chichón Volcano ◽  
El Chichon
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