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InSAR Imaging of Aleutian Volcanoes

Monitoring a Volcanic Arc from Space

  • Details, for the first time, different styles of volcanism along a single volcanic arc
  • Illustrated in colour throughout with unpublished high-resolution, high-quality satellite radar images
  • Supplies satellite InSAR deformation images of a wide spectrum of more than 40 active Aleutian volcanoes
  • Describes eruptive style, size, volume, and magma composition of volcanoes along the entire Aleutian arc
  • Explains arc volcanism derived from InSAR deformation mapping and modeling
  • Emphasizes the importance of InSAR for volcano studies and eruption forecasting
  • Metadata enables readers to explore different modelling techniques and conduct geomorphic studies

Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)

Part of the book sub series: Geophysical Sciences (GEOPHYS)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxix
  2. Practical Issues in InSAR Analysis

    • Zhong Lu, Daniel Dzurisin
    Pages 25-34
  3. Recent Advances in InSAR Image Processing and Analysis

    • Zhong Lu, Daniel Dzurisin
    Pages 35-48
  4. Tectonic Setting of Aleutian Volcanism

    • Zhong Lu, Daniel Dzurisin
    Pages 49-69
  5. Role of Ground Surface Deformation in Volcano Monitoring

    • Zhong Lu, Daniel Dzurisin
    Pages 71-85
  6. InSAR Imaging of Aleutian Volcanoes

    • Zhong Lu, Daniel Dzurisin
    Pages 87-345
  7. InSAR Observations and Insights into Aleutian Volcanism

    • Zhong Lu, Daniel Dzurisin
    Pages 347-367
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 369-390

About this book

Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) is a relatively new remote sensing tool that is capable of measuring ground-surface deformation with centimeter-to-subcentimeter precision at a spatial resolution of tens of meters over an area of hundreds to 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 Islands. The spatial distribution of surface deformation data derived from InSAR images enables the construction of detailed mechanical models to enhance 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

Authors and Affiliations

  • US Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, USA

    Zhong Lu, Daniel Dzurisin

About the authors

Dr Zhong Lu and Dr Daniel Dzurisin have worked closely together for several years on InSAR projects in the Aleutian volcanic arc and have co-authored 16 papers on planetary geology and volcanology, as well as a chapter on InSar in Dr Dzurisin’s first Springer-Praxis book, Volcano Deformation – Geodetic Monitoring Techniques.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: InSAR Imaging of Aleutian Volcanoes

  • Book Subtitle: Monitoring a Volcanic Arc from Space

  • Authors: Zhong Lu, Daniel Dzurisin

  • Series Title: Springer Praxis Books

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00348-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-00347-9Published: 24 April 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50131-3Published: 24 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-00348-6Published: 31 March 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIX, 390

  • Number of Illustrations: 21 b/w illustrations, 260 illustrations in colour

  • Additional Information: Jointly published with Praxis Publishing, UK

  • Topics: Geophysics/Geodesy, Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry, Geology, Geochemistry

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Hardcover Book USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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