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Aseismic inflation of Westdahl Volcano, Alaska, revealed by satellite radar interferometry
Author(s) -
Lu Zhong,
Wicks Charles,
Dzurisin Daniel,
Thatcher Wayne,
Freymueller Jeffrey T.,
McNutt Stephen R.,
Mann Dörte
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/1999gl011283
Subject(s) - geology , volcano , seismology , volcanic arc , radar , satellite , shield volcano , subduction , lava , tectonics , telecommunications , engineering , aerospace engineering , computer science
Westdahl volcano, located at the west end of Unimak Island in the central Aleutian volcanic arc, Alaska, is a broad shield that produced moderate‐sized eruptions in 1964, 1978–79, and 1991–92. Satellite radar interferometry detected about 17 cm of volcano‐wide inflation from September 1993 to October 1998. Multiple independent interferograms reveal that the deformation rate has not been steady; more inflation occurred from 1993 to 1995 than from 1995 to 1998. Numerical modeling indicates that a source located about 9 km beneath the center of the volcano inflated by about 0.05 km³ from 1993 to 1998. On the basis of the timing and volume of recent eruptions at Westdahl and the fact that it has been inflating for more than 5 years, the next eruption can be expected within the next several years.