MARIA S. MERIAN MSM132

The overall scientific aim of the studies on the Santorini-Kolumbo system is to reconstruct geological processes that determine tsunamigenic volcanic extreme events and to improve short-term probability estimates for extreme events through new monitoring approaches.
The identification and recording of coastal hazard indicators are targeted through geodetic, seismological and photogrammetric surveys. The goal is to gain insight into triggering mechanisms and (cascading) processes, as well as secondary effects and hazards.
This information is crucial to the 3rd research mission of the DAM (German Alliance for Marine Research) which focuses on ‘Marine extreme events and natural hazards’. The DAM consortium project MULTI-MAREX will create a living lab to study geological extreme events and associated hazards with the aim to develop the required action knowledge for addressing these on multiple scales and provide measures for early warning systems. For this purpose, MULTI-MAREX will conduct three research cruise (MMC-1 (MSM132), MMC-2 and MMC-3) in the Aegean Sea in order to acquire geophysical and geological data that allow constraining submarine geohazard scenarios for Santorini and Kolumbo volcano.