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Tools used by Volcanolgists are: The spectrumeter this tool allows a scientist to study the volcano from a safe distance it does this by analyzing the light coming through a volcanic plume. Other tools include tiltmeters, thermal imagers, seismatic monitors and several different types of radar mapping insturments.
Job Description: To become this scientist you must be calm and not make hasty decisions.This is because it is a dangerous profession that deals with work on site to collect data. You do this to study the volcanic activity. They also examine the debri that was erupted from the volcano such as lava rock that contains valuable minerals that can help plants grow, pretty much anything that is deposited on the surface by a volcano they examine in some way.
Voconologist
Education Requirments: Every volcanolgist has to have a high school education , a bachelors degree in geology ( since schools don't offer a full degree in volcanologist) , Ph. D. and a Post-Doc.
You can write here for more information :
Internet sites are: http://volcanoworld.worldpress.com/2008/08/25/what-type-of-education-do-volcanologists-need/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/violent-hawii/volcanologist-tools/1863/ http://volcano.orgeonstate.edu/volcanologist/6.html http://www.careerexpo.co.za/viewcareer.asp?code=751
Salary: the average salary is 30,000-90,000 a year
