Computer based simulations and models are a central tool in our study of volcanoes. We use a range of numerical methods, including finite elements and finite volumes, to investigate the influence of different parameters on the behavior of lava flows and magmatic systems. We pay special attention to testing and benchmarking the codes we use. (The animation shows a simulation of lava being extruded from a vent and interacting with an obstacle).
VICTOR (Volcanology Infrastructure for Computational Tools and Resources) is a new initiative to provide cyber-infrastructure for the volcano modeling community through a cloud-based hub. On VICTOR, users will find codes for numerical simulations and data of volcanic processes along with notebooks that provide simplified and organized workflows for using these codes. For more information and to register and access VICTOR, see our website.