InSAR IMAGING OF ALEUTIAN VOLCANOES

Monitoring a Volcanic Arc from Space

Zhong Lu and Daniel Dzurisin

Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) is a revolutionary remote sensing tool capable of measuring surface deformation with millimeter-scale precision at a spatial resolution of meters over an area of thousands of square kilometers. With its global coverage and all-weather imaging capability, InSAR has become an increasingly important technique for studying volcanoes in remote regions such as the Aleutian volcanic arc. Detailed surface deformation data derived from InSAR images inform numerical and conceptual models of the subsurface beneath volcanoes and advance the study of magmatic processes.

InSAR Imaging of Aleutian Volcanoes:

Provides a theoretical framework for InSAR observations and capabilities
Discusses state-of-the-art InSAR analysis techniques
Describes the structure , eruptive history, and magma composition of volcanoes along the entire Aleutian arc
Presents conceptual models for the magma plumbing systems of Aleutian volcanoes based on InSAR results combined with geophysical, geological and geochemical observations
Synthesizes observations of deformation along the Aleutian arc and compares those results to other active arcs around the world
Is illustrated throughout with high-resolution color satellite radar images

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Interferometric Dunthetic Aperture Radar
2. Practical issues in InSAR Analysis
3. Recent Advances in InSAR Image Processing and Analysis
4. Tectonic Setting of Aleutian Volcanism
5. Role of Ground Surface Deformation in Volcano Monitoring
6. InSAR Imaging of Aleutian Volcanoes
7. InSAR Observaions and Insights into Aleutian Volcanism

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Index

Extent: 390 pages, Black and white/colour images integrated with text
Binding: Hardback
Published: 2014
ISBN: 978-3-642-00347-9

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