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Scheiber-Enslin et al. (2011) present GPS derived horizontal velocity field in southern Iceland covering the period 1994\u20132006, new InSAR analyses for the periods 1993\u20132000 and 2003\u20132007.<\/span>
\nThe authors\u00a0results indicate a decrease in spreading rate from northeast (15 mm yr<\/span>\u22121<\/sup>) to southwest (9 mm yr<\/span>\u22121<\/sup>) across the Torfaj\u00f6kull caldera and the intersection of the South Iceland Seismic Zone and EVZ, consistent with the propagating ridge model.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","latitude":"63.92","longitude":"-19.17","images":[{"path":"\/nas\/content\/live\/cometnerc\/wp-content\/uploads\/figures_sentinel\/torfajokull\/torfajokull_016A_02563_081313.jpg","url":"https:\/\/comet.nerc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/figures_sentinel\/torfajokull\/torfajokull_016A_02563_081313.jpg","width":619,"height":1050,"mime":"image\/jpeg","size":246691,"filename":"torfajokull_016A_02563_081313.jpg"},{"path":"\/nas\/content\/live\/cometnerc\/wp-content\/uploads\/figures_sentinel\/torfajokull\/torfajokull_118A_02507_211817.jpg","url":"https:\/\/comet.nerc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/figures_sentinel\/torfajokull\/torfajokull_118A_02507_211817.jpg","width":501,"height":669,"mime":"image\/jpeg","size":184178,"filename":"torfajokull_118A_02507_211817.jpg"},{"path":"\/nas\/content\/live\/cometnerc\/wp-content\/uploads\/figures_sentinel\/torfajokull\/torfajokull_111D_02490_152021.jpg","url":"https:\/\/comet.nerc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/figures_sentinel\/torfajokull\/torfajokull_111D_02490_152021.jpg","width":501,"height":668,"mime":"image\/jpeg","size":148004,"filename":"torfajokull_111D_02490_152021.jpg"},{"path":"\/nas\/content\/live\/cometnerc\/wp-content\/uploads\/figures_sentinel\/torfajokull\/torfajokull_016A_02504_162118.jpg","url":"https:\/\/comet.nerc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/figures_sentinel\/torfajokull\/torfajokull_016A_02504_162118.jpg","width":501,"height":669,"mime":"image\/jpeg","size":181535,"filename":"torfajokull_016A_02504_162118.jpg"},{"path":"\/nas\/content\/live\/cometnerc\/wp-content\/uploads\/figures_sentinel\/torfajokull\/torfajokull_009D_02504_202119.jpg","url":"https:\/\/comet.nerc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/figures_sentinel\/torfajokull\/torfajokull_009D_02504_202119.jpg","width":501,"height":669,"mime":"image\/jpeg","size":182266,"filename":"torfajokull_009D_02504_202119.jpg"},{"path":"\/nas\/content\/live\/cometnerc\/wp-content\/uploads\/figures_sentinel\/torfajokull\/torfajokull_016A_02562_091313.jpg","url":"https:\/\/comet.nerc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/figures_sentinel\/torfajokull\/torfajokull_016A_02562_091313.jpg","width":501,"height":669,"mime":"image\/jpeg","size":174475,"filename":"torfajokull_016A_02562_091313.jpg"},{"path":"\/nas\/content\/live\/cometnerc\/wp-content\/uploads\/figures_sentinel\/torfajokull\/torfajokull_155D_02484_191814.jpg","url":"https:\/\/comet.nerc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/figures_sentinel\/torfajokull\/torfajokull_155D_02484_191814.jpg","width":501,"height":660,"mime":"image\/jpeg","size":53451,"filename":"torfajokull_155D_02484_191814.jpg"},{"path":"\/nas\/content\/live\/cometnerc\/wp-content\/uploads\/figures_sentinel\/torfajokull\/torfajokull_045A_02494_171816.jpg","url":"https:\/\/comet.nerc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/figures_sentinel\/torfajokull\/torfajokull_045A_02494_171816.jpg","width":501,"height":669,"mime":"image\/jpeg","size":186195,"filename":"torfajokull_045A_02494_171816.jpg"},{"path":"\/nas\/content\/live\/cometnerc\/wp-content\/uploads\/figures_sentinel\/torfajokull\/torfajokull_045A_02538_121210.jpg","url":"https:\/\/comet.nerc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/figures_sentinel\/torfajokull\/torfajokull_045A_02538_121210.jpg","width":501,"height":669,"mime":"image\/jpeg","size":151960,"filename":"torfajokull_045A_02538_121210.jpg"},{"path":"\/nas\/content\/live\/cometnerc\/wp-content\/uploads\/figures_sentinel\/torfajokull\/torfajokull_009D_02597_080910.jpg","url":"https:\/\/comet.nerc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/figures_sentinel\/torfajokull\/torfajokull_009D_02597_080910.jpg","width":501,"height":669,"mime":"image\/jpeg","size":175613,"filename":"torfajokull_009D_02597_080910.jpg"}],"uri":"https:\/\/comet.nerc.ac.uk\/volcanoes\/torfajokull\/","api_endpoint":"https:\/\/comet.nerc.ac.uk\/wp-json\/volcanodb\/v1\/volcano\/3033","measurement_methods":"InSAR, Tiltmeter","inferred_causes":"Faulting\/tectonics","references":["Scheiber-Enslin, S. E., LaFemina, P. C., Sturkell, E., Hooper, A. J., & Webb, S. J. (2011). Geodetic investigation of plate spreading along a propagating ridge: the Eastern Volcanic Zone, Iceland. Geophysical Journal International, 187(3), 1175-1194.","Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program
\nhttp:\/\/www.volcano.si.edu\/volcano.cfm?vn=372050"],"date_added":"2015-09-24 10:50:20","last_modified":"2015-09-24 10:50:20"}