Applying Computational Modeling to Datasets from Natural Systems

Volcanic Repose Time & Evaluating Sampling Bias in Eruption Records

           Repose time (the timing between successive eruptions at a given volcano) is an important factor when assigning a volcano a specific threat level which informs scientists and the public of its potential hazard (Ewert et al. 2018). However, little work has focused on long-term patterns of eruptions at a given volcano and to what degree these records are influenced by sampling bias. ​​My work examines these effects through statistical modeling of geochronological datasets (Shamloo et al. in prep; Shamloo et al., AGU Abstracts, 2019).