Download or read book Remote Sensing of Volcanic Processes and Risk written by Francesca Cigna and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2021-03-17 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remote sensing data and methods are increasingly being implemented in assessments of volcanic processes and risk. This happens thanks to their capability to provide a spectrum of observation and measurement opportunities to accurately sense the dynamics, magnitude, frequency, and impacts of volcanic activity. This book includes research papers on the use of satellite, aerial, and ground-based remote sensing to detect thermal features and anomalies, investigate lava and pyroclastic flows, predict the flow path of lahars, measure gas emissions and plumes, and estimate ground deformation. The multi-disciplinary character of the approaches employed for volcano monitoring and the combination of a variety of sensor types, platforms, and methods that come out from the papers testify to the current scientific and technology trends toward multi-data and multi-sensor monitoring solutions. The added value of the papers lies in the demonstration of how remote sensing can improve our knowledge of volcanoes that pose a threat to local communities; back-analysis and critical revision of recent volcanic eruptions and unrest periods; and improvement of modeling and prediction methods. Therefore, the selected case studies also demonstrate the societal impact that this scientific discipline can potentially have on volcanic hazard and risk management.
Download or read book Remote Sensing of Volcanic Processes and Risk written by Francesca Cigna and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remote sensing data and methods are increasingly being implemented in assessments of volcanic processes and risk. This happens thanks to their capability to provide a spectrum of observation and measurement opportunities to accurately sense the dynamics, magnitude, frequency, and impacts of volcanic activity. This book includes research papers on the use of satellite, aerial, and ground-based remote sensing to detect thermal features and anomalies, investigate lava and pyroclastic flows, predict the flow path of lahars, measure gas emissions and plumes, and estimate ground deformation. The multi-disciplinary character of the approaches employed for volcano monitoring and the combination of a variety of sensor types, platforms, and methods that come out from the papers testify to the current scientific and technology trends toward multi-data and multi-sensor monitoring solutions. The added value of the papers lies in the demonstration of how remote sensing can improve our knowledge of volcanoes that pose a threat to local communities; back-analysis and critical revision of recent volcanic eruptions and unrest periods; and improvement of modeling and prediction methods. Therefore, the selected case studies also demonstrate the societal impact that this scientific discipline can potentially have on volcanic hazard and risk management.
Download or read book Remote Sensing of Volcanoes and Volcanic Processes written by D.M. Pyle and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2014-01-06 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on how advances in both remote sensing and modelling can be brought together to improve our understanding of the behaviour of active volcanoes. It includes review papers, papers reporting technical advances and case studies showing how the integration of remote-sensing observations with models can be put to good use.
Download or read book Volcanic Processes Monitoring and Hazard Assessment Using Integration of Remote Sensing and Ground Based Techniques written by Sonia Calvari and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The monitoring of active volcanoes is a complex task based on multidisciplinary and integrated analyses that use ground, drones and satellite monitoring devices. Over time, and with the development of new technologies and increasing frequency of acquisition, the use of remote sensing to accomplish this important task has grown enormously. This is especially so with the use of drones and satellites for classifying eruptive events and detecting the opening of new vents, the spreading of lava flows on the surface or ash plumes in the atmosphere, the fallout of tephra on the ground, the intrusion of new magma within the volcano edifice, and the deformation preceding impending eruptions, and many other factors. The main challenge in using remote sensing techniques is to develop automated and reliable systems that may assist the decision maker in volcano monitoring, hazard assessment and risk reduction. The integration with ground-based techniques represents a valuable additional aspect that makes the proposed methods more robust and reinforces the results obtained. This collection of papers is focused on several active volcanoes, such as Stromboli, Etna, and Volcano in Italy; the Long Valley caldera and Kilauea volcano in the USA; and Cotopaxi in Ecuador.
Download or read book Remote Sensing of Volcanoes Volcanic Processes written by and published by . This book was released on 2011* with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hazards and Monitoring of Volcanic Activity 2 written by Jean-François Lénat and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The impact of natural disasters has become an important and ever-growing preoccupation for modern societies. Volcanic eruptions are particularly feared due to their devastating local, regional or global effects. Relevant scientific expertise that aims to evaluate the hazards of volcanic activity and monitor and predict eruptions has progressively developed since the start of the 20th century. The further development of fundamental knowledge and technological advances over this period have allowed scientific capabilities in this field to evolve. Hazards and Monitoring of Volcanic Activity groups a number of available techniques and approaches to render them easily accessible to teachers, researchers and students. This volume sets out different surveillance methods, starting with those most frequently used: seismic surveillance and deformation. It then examines surveillance by remote sensing from ground, air and space, methods that exemplify one of the most spectacular advances in this field in recent times.
Download or read book The Impact of Open Science for Evaluation of Volcanic Hazards written by Elisa Trasatti and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Remote Sensing Observations and Modeling of Volcano Flank Instability written by Judit Gonzalez Santana and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volcano instability refers to the condition where a volcanic edifice has reached a state of destabilization that increases the likelihood that all or part of the edifice will undergo structural failure. Flank instability can arise from complex interactions between gravity forces, magmatic activity, and local or regional tectonics, and develop over a variety of timescales and lengthscales. Despite debris avalanches resulting from the catastrophic failure of volcanic flanks taking place at a frequency of 5 every 100 years, and causing over 20,000 fatalities in the past 400 years, flank motion only attained recognition as an important process in the mid-20th century, so its expression and drivers are poorly understood relative to those of other volcanic processes. The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the occurrence of long-term flank instability at volcanoes, including the processes, precursory signals and conditions required to develop and sustain volcanic flank creep. This is motivated by the need to better understand the conditions under which catastrophic flank collapse will take place and to identify precursory activity that could enable suitable hazard assessment and early warning for risk mitigation purposes. Specifically, I present research on volcanic flank instability and its interaction with magmatic activity. The emphasis is on improving observations of flank instability through satellite remote sensing and leveraging models to better understand the relative contributions of different processes to flank instability. This dissertation is composed of four main chapters: the first three focus on an active volcano in Guatemala, Pacaya, where previous studies have shown evidence for flank instability, whereas the fourth is a parametric study applicable to the range of volcano geometries in nature. The first chapter focuses on the detection and modeling of low magnitude flank creep at Pacaya. The second presents a conceptual model for the links between flank creep behaviour and volcanic unrest at Pacaya. The third focuses on validating the conceptual model and testing the performance of different radar satellite platforms to detect ground motion as well as the applicability of single-station seismic analyses to monitor eruption evolution. The final chapter addresses the impact of volcano and fault geometry on the likelihood of developing magma driven flank instability. Despite the prevalence of debris avalanches across volcanic settings, flank instability has mostly been considered at ocean island volcanoes. In Guatemala, all but one volcano with elevation >2000 m have undergone edifice failure. Pacaya is one of these Guatemalan volcanoes, which experienced at least one past episode of flank collapse and where recent transient flank motion was identified during two large eruptions in 2010 and 2014. I investigate the existence of long-term slip at Pacaya through a time-series analysis method that enables retrieval of long-term signals by combining information from multiple shorter interval radar satellite image pairs and reveal, for the first time, long-term displacement of the southwest flank of Pacaya between 2010 and 2014. Through inverse geodetic modeling and analysis of stress changes, I find that that the observed flank motion could be accommodated by slip on a southwest-dipping detachment fault, with an observed increase in slip rate attributed to magma intrusion during a major eruption in 2014. The identification of long-term flank creep and its modulation by magmatic activity at Pacaya between 2012 and 2014 raised the question of whether creep was ongoing and how other instances of lava flow effusion and explosive activity relate to flank motion. Thus, I investigated the links between flank creep rates and eruptive behavior at Pacaya, to better constrain the conditions under which flank creep can be initiated, sustained, or halted at active volcanoes. I computed time-series of surface displacements from 2007 to 2020 using seven radar satellite datasets to quantify flank creep rates and compiled volcanic activity reports, ash advisories, thermal anomalies, and lava flow maps to describe the concurrent eruptive activity. The observations were combined into a conceptual model showing how during periods of elevated volcanic unrest attributed to open-vent volcanic activity, magma migrates in an open conduit with little associated deformation or flank motion, whereas during activity involving the opening of new vents outside the summit area, transient flank creep can be initiated. Pacaya underwent another heightened period of volcanic activity in early 2021, as the culmination of effusive and explosive activity starting in mid-2015. Given the association of past vigorous eruptive activity from vents beyond the summit area with initiation or acceleration of flank creep, I assessed whether this process repeated itself in 2021. I also leveraged the availability of radar data availability from 5 different satellite platforms with different spatial and temporal resolutions to assess the relative performance of different platforms for monitoring volcanic eruptions. Ground displacement time-series results revealed subsidence and westward displacements on the southwest flank that are compatible with down-dip motion, but might include contributions from lava flow compaction and seasonal tropospheric water vapor variations. Overall, results highlight the advantage of high resolution SAR amplitude imagery for mapping surface changes, the vulnerability to geometric distortions of low incidence angle platforms, and the obstacle of reliance on tasking to obtain imagery over volcanoes, as well as the need for advanced techniques to unravel sources of ground motion signals. An additional seismic dataset revealed that real-time seismic amplitude measurement peaks reflect the vigor of magma effusion and single-station correlations capture the effects of rainfall, but gaps and noise in the datasets impeded identifying any characteristic signals coincident with changes in eruptive activity or flank displacement trends. To further the understanding of the complex interplay between magmatic intrusion and volcanic flank creep observed at Pacaya, but also at other volcanoes, I carried out a parametric study using numerical models. Specifically, I assessed how edifice slope, the geometry of faults, and intrusion depth affect the potential for the development of magma-driven flank instability at volcanoes. I quantified whether each modeled condition would be conducive or detrimental to slip through calculation of stress changes on example receiver faults for endmember scenarios in nature. Additionally, the surface displacements for each case were extracted, to highlight deviations from the displacements that would be obtained through more commonly used analytical models that neglect relief. Development of instability is most likely when receiver faults have shallow dips and the dike intrusion spans the edifice, regardless of edifice steepness, or in steep edifices when receiver faults have steep dips and the dike is beneath the edifice. Neglecting topography yields different magnitudes and extents of surface deformation and stress changes.
Download or read book Monitoring and Mitigation of Volcano Hazards written by Roberto Scarpa and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the year 2000, the number of people at risk from volcanic hazards is likely to increase to around half a billion. Since 1980, significant advances have been made in volcano monitoring, the data from which provides the sole scientific basis for eruption prediction. Here, internationally renowned and highly experienced specialists provide 25 comprehensive articles covering a wide range of related topics: monitoring techniques and data analysis; modelling of monitoring data and eruptive phenomena; volcanic hazards and risk assessment; and volcanic emergency management. Selected case histories of recent volcanic disasters, such as Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines, demonstrate that effective communication - between scientists, civil authorities, the media and the population at risk - is essential to reducing the danger.
Download or read book Global Volcanic Hazards and Risk written by Susan C. Loughlin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-07-24 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive assessment of global volcanic hazards and risk, with detailed regional profiles, for the disaster risk reduction community. Also available as Open Access.
Download or read book Advances in the Remote Sensing of Volcanic Activity and Hazards written by G. G. J. Ernst and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thermal Remote Sensing of Active Volcanoes written by Andrew Harris and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-18 with total page 739 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive manual exploring radiometry methodologies and principles used with satellite-, radiometer- and thermal-camera data, for academic researchers and graduate students.
Download or read book Review of the U S Geological Survey s Volcano Hazards Program written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-07-26 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States has more than 65 active or potentially active volcanoes, more than those of all other countries except Indonesia and Japan. During the twentieth century, volcanic eruptions in Alaska, California, Hawaii, and Washington devastated thousands of square kilometers of land, caused substantial economic and societal disruption and, in some instances, loss of life. More than 50 U.S. volcanoes have erupted one or more times in the past 200 years. Recently, there have been major advances in our understanding of how volcanoes work. This is partly because of detailed studies of eruptions and partly because of advances in global communications, remote sensing, and interdisciplinary cooperation. The mission of the Volcano Hazards Program (VHP) is to "lessen the harmful impacts of volcanic activity by monitoring active and potentially active volcanoes, assessing their hazards, responding to volcanic crises, and conducting research on how volcanoes work." To provide a fresh perspective and guidance to the VHP about the future of the program, the Geologic and Water Resources Divisions of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) requested that the National Research Council conduct an independent and comprehensive review. Review of the U. S. Geological Survey's Volcano Hazards Program is organized around the three components of hazards mitigation. Chapter 2 deals with research and hazard assessment. Chapter 3 covers monitoring and Chapter 4 discusses crisis response and other forms of outreach conducted by the VHP. Chapter 5 describes various cross-cutting programmatic issues such as staffing levels, data formats, and partnerships. Chapter 6 offers a vision for the future of the Volcano Hazards Program, and Chapter 7 summarizes the conclusions and recommendations of the preceding chapters. Throughout the report, major conclusions are printed in italics and recommendations in bold type. The committee has written this report for several different audiences. The main audience is upper management within the USGS and the VHP. However, the committee believes that scientists within the VHP will also find the report valuable. The report is written in such a manner as to be useful to congressional staff as well.
Download or read book Multi sensor Techniques for the Measurement of Post Eruptive Volcanic Deformation and Depositional Features written by David B. McAlpin and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remote sensing of volcanic activity is an increasingly important tool for scientific investigation, hazard mitigation, and geophysical analysis. These studies were conducted to determine how combining remote sensing data in a multi-sensor analysis can improve our understanding of volcanic activity, depositional behavior, and the evolutionary history of past eruptive episodes. In a series of three studies, (1) optical photogrammetry and synthetic aperture radar are combined to determine volumes of lahars and lava dome growth at Redoubt Volcano, Alaska; (2) applied data from multiple synthetic aperture radar platforms are combined to model long-term deposition of pyroclastic flow deposits, including past deposits underlying current, observable pyroclastic flow deposits at Augustine Volcano, Alaska; and finally (3) combined, low-spatial-resolution thermal data from Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer sensors are combined with high resolution digital elevation models derived from the microwave TanDEM-X mission, to increase the accuracy of eruption profiles and effusion rates at Tolbachik Volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East. As a result of this study, the very diverse capabilities of multiple remote sensing instruments were combined to improve the understanding of volcanic processes at three separate locations with recent eruptive activity, and to develop new methods of measurement and estimation by merging the capabilities of optical, thermal, and microwave observations. With the multi-sensor frameworks developed in this study now in place, future efforts should focus on increasing the diversity of sensor types in joint analyses, with the objective of obtaining better solutions to geophysical questions.
Download or read book Volcanic Eruptions and Their Repose Unrest Precursors and Timing written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-07-24 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volcanic eruptions are common, with more than 50 volcanic eruptions in the United States alone in the past 31 years. These eruptions can have devastating economic and social consequences, even at great distances from the volcano. Fortunately many eruptions are preceded by unrest that can be detected using ground, airborne, and spaceborne instruments. Data from these instruments, combined with basic understanding of how volcanoes work, form the basis for forecasting eruptionsâ€"where, when, how big, how long, and the consequences. Accurate forecasts of the likelihood and magnitude of an eruption in a specified timeframe are rooted in a scientific understanding of the processes that govern the storage, ascent, and eruption of magma. Yet our understanding of volcanic systems is incomplete and biased by the limited number of volcanoes and eruption styles observed with advanced instrumentation. Volcanic Eruptions and Their Repose, Unrest, Precursors, and Timing identifies key science questions, research and observation priorities, and approaches for building a volcano science community capable of tackling them. This report presents goals for making major advances in volcano science.
Download or read book Natural Hazards written by Ramesh Singh and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the years, the interactions between land, ocean, biosphere and atmosphere have increased, mainly due to population growth and anthropogenic activities, which have impacted the climate and weather conditions at local, regional and global scales. Thus, natural hazards related to climate changes have significantly impacted human life and health on different spatio-temporal scales and with socioeconomic bearings. To monitor and analyze natural hazards, satellite data have been widely used in recent years by many developed and developing countries. In an effort to better understand and characterize the various underlying processes influencing natural hazards, and to carry out related impact assessments, Natural Hazards: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Landslides, presents a synthesis of what leading scientists and other professionals know about the impacts and the challenges when coping with climate change. Combining reviews of theories and methods with analysis of case studies, the book gives readers research information and analyses on satellite geophysical data, radar imaging and integrated approaches. It focuses also on dust storms, coastal subsidence and remote sensing mapping. Some case studies explore the roles of remote sensing related to landslides and volcanoes. Overall, improved understanding of the processes leading to these hazardous events will help scientists predict their occurrence. Features Provides information on the physics and physical processes of natural hazards, their monitoring and the mapping of damages associated with these hazards Explains how natural hazards are strongly associated with coupling between land–ocean–atmosphere Includes a comprehensive overview of the role of remote sensing in natural hazards worldwide Examines risk assessment in urban areas through numerical modelling and geoinformation technologies Demonstrates how data analysis can be used to aid in prediction and management of natural hazards
Download or read book Satellite Thermal Remote Sensing of Active Volcanoes written by Saskia Marjoleine van Manen and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
