Merapi Volcano

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. The Scientific Discovery of Merapi: From Ancient Javanese Sources to the 21st Century

   • Ralf Gertisser, Valentin R. Troll, I Gusti Made Agung Nandaka

   Pages 1-44

3. Physical Environment and Human Context at Merapi Volcano: A Complex Balance Between Accessing Livelihoods and Coping with Volcanic Hazards

   • Franck Lavigne, Estuning Tyas Wulan Mei, Julie Morin, Hanik Humaida, Annabelle Moatty, Edouard de Bélizal et al.

   Pages 45-66

4. Merapi and Its Dynamic ‘Disaster Culture’

   • Karen Holmberg

   Pages 67-87

5. The Geodynamic Setting and Geological Context of Merapi Volcano in Central Java, Indonesia

   • Agung Harijoko, Gayatri Indah Marliyani, Haryo Edi Wibowo, Yan Restu Freski, Esti Handini

   Pages 89-109

6. Crustal Structure and Ascent of Fluids and Melts Beneath Merapi: Insights From Geophysical Investigations

   • Birger G. Lühr, Ivan Koulakov, Wiwit Suryanto

   Pages 111-135

7. Geological History, Chronology and Magmatic Evolution of Merapi

   • Ralf Gertisser, Mary-Ann del Marmol, Christopher Newhall, Katie Preece, Sylvain Charbonnier, Supriyati Andreastuti et al.

   Pages 137-193

8. The Godean Debris Avalanche Deposit From a Sector Collapse of Merapi Volcano

   • Sutikno Bronto, Wartono Rahardjo, Pudjo Asmoro, Antonius Ratdomopurbo, Malia Adityarani, Afrinia Permatasari

   Pages 195-231

9. The Magma Plumbing System of Merapi: The Petrological Perspective

   • Valentin R. Troll, Frances M. Deegan

   Pages 233-263

10. A Textural Perspective on the Magmatic System and Eruptive Behaviour of Merapi Volcano

    • Katie Preece, Froukje van der Zwan, Julia Hammer, Ralf Gertisser

    Pages 265-289

11. Magma-Carbonate Interaction at Merapi Volcano, Indonesia

    • Frances M. Deegan, Valentin R. Troll, Ralf Gertisser, Carmela Freda

    Pages 291-321

12. Merapi Volcano: From Volcanic Gases to Magma Degassing

    • Olivier Nadeau, Hanik Humaida, Patrick Allard

    Pages 323-351

13. An Overview of the Large-Magnitude (VEI 4) Eruption of Merapi in 2010

    • Subandriyo, Ralf Gertisser, Nurnaning Aisyah, Hanik Humaida, Katie Preece, Sylvain Charbonnier et al.

    Pages 353-407

14. The Merapi Volcano Monitoring System

    • Agus Budi-Santoso, François Beauducel, I Gusti Made Agung Nandaka, Hanik Humaida, Fidel Costa, Christina Widiwijayanti et al.

    Pages 409-436

15. Radar Sensing of Merapi Volcano

    • Thomas R. Walter

    Pages 437-456

16. Morphology and Instability of the Merapi Lava Dome Monitored by Unoccupied Aircraft Systems

    • Herlan Darmawan, Raditya Putra, Agus Budi-Santoso, Hanik Humaida, Thomas R. Walter

    Pages 457-472

17. Assessing the Pyroclastic Density Current Hazards at Merapi: From Field Data to Numerical Simulations and Hazard Maps

    • Sylvain J. Charbonnier, Karim Kelfoun, Christina Widiwijayanti, Dewi Sri Sayudi, Raditya Putra

    Pages 473-500

18. Merapi’s Lahars: Characteristics, Behaviour, Monitoring, Impact, Hazard Modelling and Risk Assessment

    • Jean-Claude Thouret, Nurnaning Aisyah, Susanna F. Jenkins, Edouard de Bélizal, Sulistiyani, Sylvain J. Charbonnier et al.

    Pages 501-552

19. Merapi: Evolving Knowledge and Future Challenges

    • I Gusti Made Agung Nandaka, Ralf Gertisser, Thomas R. Walter, Valentin R. Troll, Antonius Ratdomopurbo

    Pages 553-572

This book provides the first comprehensive compilation of cutting-edge research on Merapi volcano on the island of Java, Indonesia, one of the most iconic volcanoes in the world. It integrates results from both the natural (geology, petrology, geochemistry, geophysics, physical volcanology) and social sciences, and provides state-of-the-art information on volcano monitoring, the assessment of volcanic hazards, and risk mitigation measures.

As one of Indonesia’s most active and dangerous volcanoes, Merapi is perhaps best known for its pyroclastic density currents, which are produced by gravitational or explosive lava dome failures (commonly referred to as Merapi-type nuées ardentes). Merapi’s eruptions have posed a persistent threat to life, property and infrastructure within the densely populated areas on the volcano’s flanks, as demonstrated most recently by catastrophic eruptions, which attracted worldwide media interest.

• Pyroclastic Density Currents
• Merapi-type Nuées Ardentes
• Subduction Zone Volcanoes
• Eruption Risk Mitigation
• Yogyakarta Earthquake
• Merapi Eruption Threat
• Deep Earth Carbon Degassing Project
• Volcanic Eruption Java

• School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, Keele University, Keele, UK

  Ralf Gertisser

• Department of Earth Science, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden

  Valentin R. Troll

• GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany

  Thomas R. Walter

• Geological Agency, Center of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, BPPTKG, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

  I Gusti Made Agung Nandaka

• Geological Agency, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bandung, Indonesia

  Antonius Ratdomopurbo

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