One row per eruption recorded by the Global Volcanism Program. Each
eruption belongs to a single volcano (volcano_number) and may comprise
many events.
Format
A tibble with one row per eruption. Columns include:
- volcano_number
Integer. GVP volcano identifier; joins to volcanoes.
- volcano_name
Character.
- eruption_number
Integer. GVP unique eruption identifier; joins to events.
- eruption_category
Character. Confirmation status (e.g. "Confirmed Eruption", "Uncertain Eruption", "Discredited Eruption").
- area_of_activity
Character. Named vent or sub-area within the volcano, when reported.
- vei
Numeric. Volcanic Explosivity Index, 0–8.
- start_year, start_month, start_day
Numeric. Eruption start date.
- end_year, end_month, end_day
Numeric. Eruption end date, where known.
- evidence_method_dating
Character. Method used to date the eruption.
- latitude, longitude
Numeric. WGS84 decimal degrees of the active vent.
Modifier and uncertainty columns from the raw GVP export are dropped during the build, matching the rfordatascience/tidytuesday 2020-05-12 layout.
Source
Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program. https://volcano.si.edu/search_eruption_results.cfm