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    PROMETHEUS: Probability in the Mediterranean of Tephra dispersal for various grain sizes. A tool for the evaluation of the completeness of the volcanic record in medial-distal archives
    (Elsevier BV, 2024-03) Billotta E; Sulpizio R; Selva J; Costa A; Bebbington M
    PROMETHEUS is a statistical tool that allows creating maps showing the probability of finding tephra deposits of different grain sizes, originating from eruptions of a specific volcanic source, at any location around the vent. It couples wind profiles at different heights in the Mediterranean area with terminal velocity of volcanic particles. The input parameters include the height of the eruption column (which characterizes the intensity of the eruption), wind statistics (directions and intensities), and tephra deposits of a selected grain size. In particular, we used the parameterizations provided by Costa et al. (2016) and performed simulations using the HAZMAP tephra dispersal model to determine the maximum reachable distances that tephra can cover under weak, medium, and strong wind conditions (e.g. 7, 30, and 70 m/s velocities at the tropopause) and with column heights of 10, 20, and 30 km, depositing of at least the loading corresponding to 0.1 mm (corresponding to cryptotephra). Three alternative configurations of the model are validated analyzing first the eruptive source of Somma Vesuvius, with the related explosive eruptions from 22 ka Pomici di Base to the 1944 eruption. A further validation is made by comparing the probabilistic maps with the tephrostratigraphy of known marine and terrestrial cores using standard test of proportions (binomial distributions) and the binary logistic regression model, statistically quantifying the effectiveness of the model against the tephrostratigraphy recorded within this time frame. Based on this validation, a preferred configuration of PROMETHEUS is selected. PROMETHEUS probability maps will guide the selection of sampling sites for specific tephra deposits and could also support the study of the completeness of overall eruption catalogs over time.
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    Smell of Cuba Street : mapping smells to understand a place : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for a Master in Design at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2019) Cui, Tianyong
    Smell has a great influence on how we know places and how we feel and it helps us to have a complete understanding of the outside world. This project focuses on the visual mapping of smell, which provides a new perspective to view and review a place. Taking the iconic Cuba Street in Wellington as the object of investigation, this research explores how audiences can obtain an experience of a place through its smell. The maps are designed as visual representations of smells, which inspires people to know a specific place from the perspective of smell.
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    Mind the map, or Through the world in 24 hours = Mind the map, oder In 24 Stunden durch die Welt : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Design at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2011) Schneider, Gundel
    The Master of Design project ‘Mind the Map’ or ‘Through the World in 24 Hours’ involves the discovery of new places, the rediscovery of familiar places, and the simultaneous imaginary and real perception of two places. Both of the sample locations, Dresden in Germany and Wellington in New Zealand, are not positioned precisely antipodal with regard to each other, but they are nevertheless separated by the maximum possible distance around as well as through the globe. This research project is driven by these questions: How can I bridge the temporal and physical gap between two places in a visual manner? How can the process of discovering and exploring new places contribute to the rediscovery of familiar places by using maps and photographs? The visual impressions produced possess an experimental character, and these may be assigned to the ‘mapping’ component of photography and illustration. The design results of the project have been presented in a type of atlas. The experimental approach to designing the maps continues in the design of the atlas; the atlas may be read from either end. One important difference between Dresden and Wellington are different rhythms of life according to time zones. This fact inspired my maps and formed the conversation between these two places. In each of the four chapters, the time zones, the day-night rhythm, the way of life in the city, and finally, my own perception of these topics are discussed. This ‘zooming in’ in four stages or chapters is based on a stageless change from ‘macro-objective’ to ‘micro-subjective’ perceptions, and this is clearly expressed by the respective visual media.