Observations of Deformation
Volcano number: | 352090 |
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Region: | South America |
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 |