Open AccessSensor web enables rapid response to volcanic activity
Author(s) -
Davies Ashley Gerard,
Chien Steve,
Wright Robert,
Miklius Asta,
Kyle Philip R.,
Welsh Matt,
Johnson Jeffrey B.,
Tran Daniel,
Schaffer Steven R.,
Sherwood Robert
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2006eo010002
Subject(s) - volcano , jet propulsion , spacecraft , remote sensing , sensor web , aerospace engineering , computer science , geology , environmental science , seismology , engineering , telecommunications , wireless , wireless network , key distribution in wireless sensor networks
Rapid response to the onset of volcanic activity allows for the early assessment of hazard and risk [ Tilling , 1989]. Data from remote volcanoes and volcanoes in countries with poor communication infrastructure can only be obtained via remote sensing [ Harris et al. , 2000]. By linking notifications of activity from ground‐based and spacebased systems, these volcanoes can be monitored when they erupt. Over the last 18 months, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has implemented a Volcano Sensor Web (VSW) in which data from ground‐based and space‐based sensors that detect current volcanic activity are used to automatically trigger the NASA Earth Observing 1 (EO‐1) spacecraft to make highspatial‐resolution observations of these volcanoes.