Kanaga

Observations of Deformation

Volcano number:311110
Region:
Country:United States
Geodetic measurements?Yes
Deformation observation?Yes
Measurement method(s):InSAR
Duration of observation:2004 - 2009
Inferred cause(s) of deformation:Surface deposits
Characteristics of deformation:

Interferograms show subsidence at ~1.5 cm/yr on the western flank of Kanaga that is attributed to thermoelastic contraction of lava flows deposited in 1993 – 1995.

Reference(s):Lu, Z., and Dzurisin, D., 2014, InSAR imaging of Aleutian volcanoes: Chichester, UK, Springer-Praxis, 390 p.
U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) website
http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/volcinfo.php?volcname=Kanaga
Location:51.923, -177.168
REST API endpoint (JSON):https://comet.nerc.ac.uk/wp-json/volcanodb/v1/volcano/5222

Latest Sentinel-1 Data

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