Observations of Deformation
Volcano number: | 223030 |
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Region: | Africa and Red Sea |
Country: | DR Congo |
Geodetic measurements? | Yes |
Deformation observation? | Yes |
Measurement method(s): | InSAR, Lake level measurements |
Duration of observation: | 2000/09/06–2002/07/03 (ERS-2), 2001/12/31–2002/02/1 &, 2001/12/21–2002/03/03 (RADARSAT-1) |
Inferred cause(s) of deformation: | Magmatic |
Characteristics of deformation: | Nyiragongo is a stratovolcano, and one of the worlds only volcanoes with a persistent lava lake. Several eruptions have been recorded in recent times at this volcano, including at least 18 between 1884-2001. |
Reference(s): | Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program http://www.volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=211010 |
Wauthier, C., Cayol, V., Kervyn, F., & d'Oreye, N. (2012). Magma sources involved in the 2002 Nyiragongo eruption, as inferred from an InSAR analysis. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth (1978–2012), 117(B5). | |
Tedesco, D., Vaselli, O., Papale, P., Carn, S. A., Voltaggio, M., Sawyer, G. M., Durieux J., Kasereka, M., Tassi, F. (2007). January 2002 volcano‐tectonic eruption of Nyiragongo volcano, Democratic Republic of Congo. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth (1978–2012), 112(B9). | |
Location: | -1.52, 29.25 |
REST API endpoint (JSON): | https://comet.nerc.ac.uk/wp-json/volcanodb/v1/volcano/2037 |
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