FIRST EXPERIENCE IN USING SATELLITE DATA FOR MONITORING THE HYDRO-FLUID REGIME OF LOKBATAN VOLCANO IN THE ASSESSMENT OF SEISMIC EVENT RISKS IN THE REGION
Journal: Visnyk of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Geology
Year: 2025

Background. Mud volcanoes are unique natural structures affecting the environment by continuous emissions of gas-liquid fluids, mud breccia and mudflows. Despite extensive research and a substantial dataset on mud volcanism, the understanding of the fluid dynamics and hydrogeological processes associated with these systems remains a subject of ongoing debate. Globally, there are more than 2,500 mud volcanoes distributed across 42 countries (Aliyev et al., 2015), highlighting their widespread occ