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Measuring thermal budgets of active volcanoes by satellite remote sensingThematic Mapper measurements of the total radiant energy flux Q at Lascar volcano in north Chile for December 1984 are reported. The results are consistent with the earlier suggestion that a lava lake is the source of a reported thermal budget anomaly, and with values for 1985-1986 that are much lower, suggesting that fumarolic activity was then a more likely heat source. The results show that satellite remote sensing may be used to monitor the activity of a volcano quantitatively, in a way not possible by conventional ground studies, and may provide a method for predicting eruptions.
Document ID
19890045617
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Glaze, L.
(Lunar and Planetary Inst. Houston, TX, United States)
Francis, P. W.
(Lunar and Planetary Institute Houston, TX, United States)
Rothery, D. A.
(Open University Milton Keynes, United Kingdom)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
March 9, 1989
Publication Information
Publication: Nature
Volume: 338
ISSN: 0028-0836
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
89A32988
Distribution Limits
Public
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