Sentinel-1 satellite captures volcanic surface changes that reveal the flow below
2nd February 2016
Pablo Gonzalez’s work on the 2014 Pico do Fogo eruption has been featured in the AGU’s Eos magazine.
Pico do Fogo. Credit: Nicole Richter
The research uses a new satellite imaging system to model the subsurface path of the magma that fed the eruption, and shows that Sentinel-1’s TOPS InSAR technique has the potential to be used to study other natural hazards, including earthquakes and landslides.