MORVOLC DATABASES WEBPAGE
This webpage hosts volcano morphometry datasets obtained using the **MORVOLC** program. MORVOLC computes morphometric parameters of volcanic edifices using as inputs digital elevation models (DEMs) and volcano edifice outlines.
Program Downloads
The IDL version was originally written to run within the ENVI/IDL software environment.
Database Downloads
Composite volcanoes of the Central Andes
- Geographic extent: Central Andes of Bolivia, Chile and Argentina (17.1º to 28.1°S).
- Volcano type: Composite volcanoes and large lava domes.
- DEM source: TanDEM-X 12 m (for edifice delineation) and 30 m (for MORVOLC).
- Edifice delineation method: Manual using TanDEM-X 12 m DEM.
- Number of entries: 645.
- Reference: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2025.105832.
Downloads (Version 2025_v1)
Shield volcanoes of the World
- Geographic extent: Near-global.
- Volcano type: Shield and shield-like volcanoes.
- DEM source: SRTM 90 m.
- Edifice delineation method: NETVOLC and manual using SRTM 90 m DEM.
- Number of entries: 182.
- Reference: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.12.017
Downloads (Version 2018_v1)
DatabaseComposite volcanoes of the World
- Geographic extent: Near-global.
- Volcano type: Composite volcanoes.
- DEM source: SRTM 90 m.
- Edifice delineation method: NETVOLC using SRTM 90 m DEM.
- Number of entries: 759.
- Reference: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-013-0784-4