Observations of Deformation
Volcano number: | 221230 |
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Region: | Africa and Red Sea |
Country: | Ethiopia |
Geodetic measurements? | Yes |
Deformation observation? | No |
Measurement method(s): | InSAR |
Duration of observation: | 1997-2000, 2003-2010 |
Characteristics of deformation: | Gedamsa (also known as Gedemsa or Gadamsa) volcano has been observed using InSAR data between 1997-2000 and 2003-2010. However, the study, Biggs et al. (2011) found no deformation at the volcano during this time. |
Reference(s): | Biggs, J., I. D. Bastow, D. Keir, and E. Lewi (2011), Pulses of deformation reveal frequently recurring shallow magmatic activity beneath the Main Ethiopian Rift, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 12, Q0AB10, doi:10.1029/2011GC003662. |
Siebert, L., and T. Simkin (2002), Volcanoes of the World: An Illustrated Catalogue of Holocene Volcanoes and Their Eruptions, Global Volcanism Program Digital Inf. Ser., GVP‐3, Smithsonian Inst., Washington, D. C. [Available at http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/.] | |
Location: | 8.35, 39.18 |
REST API endpoint (JSON): | https://comet.nerc.ac.uk/wp-json/volcanodb/v1/volcano/185 |