Volcanic activity and hazard in the East African Rift Zone

J Biggs, A Ayele, TP Fischer, K Fontijn… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Over the past two decades, multidisciplinary studies have unearthed a rich history of
volcanic activity and unrest in the densely-populated East African Rift System, providing new …

Nyiragongo and Nyamuragira: a review of volcanic activity in the Kivu rift, western branch of the East African Rift System

A Pouclet, K Bram - Bulletin of Volcanology, 2021 - Springer
Nyiragongo and Nyamuragira are two active volcanoes of the Western branch of the East
African Rift in the Virunga area. They were built at the Kivu rift axis ca. 12,000 years ago and …

[HTML][HTML] Accuracy assessment of the TanDEM-X 90 Digital Elevation Model for selected floodplain sites

L Hawker, J Neal, P Bates - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Freely available Global Digital Elevation Models (GDEMs) are essential for many
scientific and humanitarian applications. Recently, TanDEM-X 90 has been released with a …

Synthesis of global satellite observations of magmatic and volcanic deformation: implications for volcano monitoring & the lateral extent of magmatic domains

SK Ebmeier, BJ Andrews, MC Araya… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Global Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) measurements made over the past decades
provide insights into the lateral extent of magmatic domains, and capture volcanic process …

High‐resolution digital elevation model from tri‐stereo Pleiades‐1 satellite imagery for lava flow volume estimates at Fogo Volcano

M Bagnardi, PJ González… - Geophysical Research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Resolving changes in topography through time using accurate high‐resolution digital
elevation models (DEMs) is key to understanding active volcanic processes. For the first time …

Automated digital elevation model (DEM) generation from very-high-resolution Planet SkySat triplet stereo and video imagery

S Bhushan, D Shean, O Alexandrov… - ISPRS Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Planet SkySat-C SmallSat constellation can acquire very high resolution (0.7 m
to 0.9 m) triplet stereo and video imagery with short revisit times, providing an exciting …

UAVs for volcano monitoring: A new approach applied on an active lava flow on Mt. Etna (Italy), during the 27 February–02 March 2017 eruption

E De Beni, M Cantarero, A Messina - Journal of Volcanology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Mt. Etna (Italy) with 55 effusive events in the last six years is one of the most active
volcanoes in the world, with a million people living on its flank and thousands of tourists who …

When image correlation is needed: Unravelling the complex dynamics of a slow-moving landslide in the tropics with dense radar and optical time series

A Dille, F Kervyn, AL Handwerger, N d'Oreye… - Remote Sensing of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Slow-moving landslides exhibit persistent but non-uniform motion at low rates which makes
them exceptional natural laboratories to study the mechanisms that control the dynamics of …

Towards coordinated regional multi-satellite InSAR volcano observations: results from the Latin America pilot project

ME Pritchard, J Biggs, C Wauthier, E Sansosti… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Within Latin America, about 319 volcanoes have been active in the Holocene, but
202 of these volcanoes have no seismic, deformation or gas monitoring. Following the 2012 …

Forecasting, detecting, and tracking volcanic eruptions from space

MP Poland, T Lopez, R Wright, MJ Pavolonis - Remote Sensing in Earth …, 2020 - Springer
Satellite monitoring of volcanic activity typically includes four primary observations:(1)
deformation and surface change,(2) gas emissions,(3) thermal anomalies, and (4) ash …