Sangay

Observations of Deformation

Volcano number:352090
Region:
Country:Ecuador
Geodetic measurements?Yes
Deformation observation?Yes
Measurement method(s):InSAR
Duration of observation:2007-2011
Inferred cause(s) of deformation:Surface deposits
Characteristics of deformation:

During a regional ALOS survey of Northern Andes Volcanoes, Sangay was found to have consistent motion towards the satellite on the southwest flank at 1.3 ± 0.4 cm/year and away from the satellite on the southeast flank at 4.3 ± 0.4 cm/year (Morales Rivera et al., 2016). Given the satellite look direction, the measured motion is attributed to downhill motion of the steep flanks of the volcano by 3-5 cm/year

Reference(s):Morales Rivera, A. M., F. Amelung, and P. Mothes (2016), Volcano deformation survey over the Northern and Central Andes with ALOS InSAR time series, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 17, 2869–2883, doi:10.1002/2016GC006393.
Location:-2.005, -78.341
REST API endpoint (JSON):https://comet.nerc.ac.uk/wp-json/volcanodb/v1/volcano/4146

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