Remote Sensing of Active Volcanism

by Mouginis-Mark, Peter J.; Crisp, Joy A.; Fink, Jonathan H.

• ISBN13: 9780875900995
• ISBN10: 0875900992
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-01-10
• Publisher: American Geophysical Union

Summary

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 116.

Remote sensing is an essential tool for many Earth and planetary scientists. When studying the atmosphere, the land, the ocean floor, or for that matter the surfaces of other planets, remote sensing has deepened and expanded our understanding in immediate and dramatic ways. This is especially true for volcanologists concerned with active volcanic processes. Technological advances in collecting data from a satellite or an aircraft, however, also require human skills specific to the medium, and nowhere more so than in processing and interpreting data in ways that are different from those skills needed with a field-oriented approach. In this volume on the remote sensing of active volcanoes, we clarify and address those differences. At the same time, we seek to stimulate greater interaction between remote sensing specialists and field volcanologists, aided by the tutorials and background information we have included.

Author Biography

Peter J. Mouginis-Mark is the editor of Remote Sensing of Active Volcanism, published by Wiley. Joy A. Crisp is a planetary geologist specializing in Mars geology. She is noted for her work on NASA missions to Mars, including the Mars Exploration Rovers and Mars Science Laboratory.

Table of Contents

Dedication to Peter Francis	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Acquisition of Satellite Data for Volcano Studies	p. 9
Volcanic Plumes
Ultraviolet Remote Sensing of Volcanic Emissions	p. 25
TOMS and AVHRR Observations of Drifting Volcanic Clouds From the August 1991 Eruptions of Cerro Hudson	p. 45
Monitoring and Analyses of Volcanic Activity Using Remote Sensing Data at the Alaska Volcano Observatory: Case Study for Kamchatka, Russia, December 1997	p. 65
Retrieval of Sulfate and Silicate Ash Masses in Young (1 to 4 Days Old) Eruption Clouds Using Multiband Infrared HIRS/2 Data	p. 87
Volcanic Gases
The Potential Use of Earth Observing System Data to Monitor the Passive Emission of Sulfur Dioxide From Volcanoes	p. 101
Passive Infrared Spectroscopic Remote Sensing of Volcanic Gases: Ground-Based Studies at White Island and Ruapehu, New Zealand, and Popocatepetl, Mexico	p. 117
Thermal Properties
Real-time Satellite Monitoring of Volcanic Hot Spots	p. 139
High-Spatial-Resolution Thermal Remote Sensing of Active Volcanic Features Using Landsat and Hyperspectral Data	p. 161
Deformation and Topography
Remote Sensing of Volcano Surface and Internal Processes Using Radar Interferometry	p. 179
Remote Sensing of Volcano Deformation by Radar Interferometry from Various Satellites	p. 207
Slopes of Oceanic Basalt Volcanoes	p. 223
Using Airborne Laser Altimetry to Detect Topographic Change at Long Valley Caldera, California	p. 249
Appendices
List of Acronyms	p. 265
Volcanoes Included in This Volume	p. 267
Wavelength Regions for Volcano Studies	p. 269
Subject Index	p. 271
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