Remote sensing of volcanoes and volcanic processes
Subtitle: integrating observation and modelling
By: edited by D. M. Pyle, University of Oxford, UK, T. A. Mather, University of Oxford, UK, and J. Biggs, University of Bristol, UK
Series: Geological Society special publication -- no. 380; Geological Society special publication -- no. 380.
Publisher: The Geological Society
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9781862393622
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Volcanoes; Remote sensing; Volcanology; Methodology
Description: Volcanoes have played a profound role in shaping our planet, and volcanic activity is a major hazard locally, regionally and globally. Many volcanoes are, however, poorly accessible and sparsely monitored. Consequently, remote sensing is playing an increasingly important role in tracking volcano behaviour, while synoptic remote sensing techniques have begun to make major contributions to volcanological science. Volcanology is driven in part by the operational concerns of volcano monitoring and hazard management, but the goal of volcanological science is to understand the processes that underlie volcanic activity. This volume shows how we may reach a deeper understanding by integrating remote sensing measurements with modelling approaches and, if available, ground-based observations. It includes reviews and papers that report technical advances and document key case studies. They span a range of remote sensing applications to volcanoes, from volcano deformation, thermal anomalies and gas fluxes, to the tracking of eruptive ash and gas plumes. The result is a state-of-the-art overview of the ever-growing importance of remote sensing to volcanology. --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Remote sensing of volcanoes and volcanic processes: integrating observations and modelling - introduction / D.M. Pyle, T.A. Mather and J. Biggs; title: Applicability of InSAR to tropical volcanoes: insights from Central America / S.K. Ebmeier, J. Biggs, T.A. Mather and F. Amelung; title: Nyamulagira's magma plumbing system inferred from 15 years of InSAR / C. Wauthier, V. Cayol, M. Poland, F. Kervyn, N. d'Oreye, A. Hooper, S. Samsonov, K. Tiampo and B. Smets; title: Magma pathway and its structural controls of Asama Volcano, Japan / Y. Aoki, M. Takeo, T. Ohminato, Y. Nagaoka and K. Nishida; title: Volcano deformation and eruption forecasting / P. Segall; title: Review of the utility of infrared remote sensing for detecting and monitoring volcanic activity with the case study of shortwave infrared data for Lascar Volcano from 2001-2005 / M. Blackett; title: Constraining the uncertainties of volcano thermal anomaly monitoring using a Kalman filter technique /K. Zakšek, M. Shirzaei and M. Hort; title: Volcanic hotspots of the central and southern Andes as seen from space by ASTER and MODVOLC between the years 2000 and 2010 / J.A. Jay, M. Welch, M.E. Pritchard, P.J. Mares, M.E. Mnich, A.K. Melkonian, F. Aguilera, J.A. Naranjo, M. Sunagua and J. Clavero; title: Forecasting large explosions at Bezymianny Volcano using thermal satellite data / S.M. van Manen, S. Blake, J. Dehn and L. Valcic; title: Airborne thermal remote sensing of the Volcán de Colima (Mexico) lava dome from 2007 to 2010 / W. Hutchinson, N. Varley, D.M. Pyle, T.A. Mather and J.A. Stevenson; title: Measuring global volcanic degassing with the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) / S.A. Carn, N.A. Kortkov, K. Yang and A.J. Krueger; title: Volcano monitoring applications of the Ozone Monitoring Instrument / B.T. McCormick, M. Edmonds, T.A. Mather, R. Campion, C.S.L. Hayer, H.E. Thomas and S.A. Carn; title: Measuring volcanic plume and ash properties from space / R.G. Grainger, D.M. Peters, G.E. Thomas, A.J.A. Smith, R. Siddans, E. Carboni and A. Dudhia; title: In situ observations and sampling of volcanic emissions with NASA and UCR unmanned aircraft, including a case study at Turrialba Volcano, Costa Rica / D. Pieri, J.A. Diaz, G. Bland, M. Fladeland, Y. Madrigal, E. Corrales, O. Alegria, A. Alan, V. Realmuto, T. Miles and A. Abtahi.