Observations of Deformation
Volcano number: | 372070 |
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Region: | Iceland and Arctic Ocean |
Country: | Iceland |
Geodetic measurements? | Yes |
Deformation observation? | Yes |
Measurement method(s): | InSAR, GPS - continuous, GPS - campaign, Levelling, Strainmeter, Tiltmeter, EDM |
Duration of observation: | Continuous |
Inferred cause(s) of deformation: | Magmatic |
Characteristics of deformation: | Sturkell et al. (2013) studied Hekla’s last eruption in 2000 using campaign GPS; an InSAR interferogram; dry tilt data, and borehole strain data. They found the presence of a dike that “causes surface fissuring extends no more than ~ 0.5 km in depth, and the reservoir depth is ~ 10 km. These are connected by a conduit of small lateral extent. Data for previous eruptions are consistent with this model”. |
Reference(s): | Sturkell, E., K Ágústsson, A. T. Linde, S. I. Sacks, P. Einarsson, F. Sigmundsson, H. Geirsson, R. Pedersen, Peter C. LaFemina, H. Ólafsson, New insights into volcanic activity from strain and other deformation data for the Hekla 2000 eruption, JVGR, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2013.02.001 |
Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program http://www.volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=372070 | |
Location: | 63.98, -19.7 |
REST API endpoint (JSON): | https://comet.nerc.ac.uk/wp-json/volcanodb/v1/volcano/3038 |
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