从卫星雷达干扰测量推断的黄石火山口下方的流体迁移
1C. Wicks Jr. and W. Thatcher, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), MS 977, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. D. Dzurisin, USGS, Cascades Volcano Observatory, 5400 MacArthur Boulevard, Vancouver, WA 98661, USA.
概括
使用卫星雷达监测黄石火山口的变形. 沉降和膨胀表明表面下流体运动,表明火山口内的动态地质过程.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 遥感 遥感 遥感 遥感
- 火山学 火山学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 黄石火山火山口是一个大型的火山火山口,覆盖约3000平方公里.
- 了解变形模式对于评估火山活动至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了监测整个黄石火山口的地面变形.
- 研究变形事件的空间和时间迁移.
主要方法:
- 利用卫星干扰测量合成光圈雷达 (InSAR) 进行全面的火山口监测.
- 分析了从1992年8月到1997年6月的连续干涉图.
主要成果:
- 在1992年至1995年期间,观察到沉降物从一个复苏的圆顶迁移到另一个圆顶.
- 在东北圆顶附近检测到通货膨胀 (1995-1996),随后是西南圆顶升高 (1996-1997).
结论:
- 变形模式与流体迁移 (热水或岩) 一致.
- 据推断,流体运动发生在两个类似的体内,位于火山口下方约8公里处.
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