
Drone Peers into Open Volcanic Vents
Author(s) -
Nicolas Turner,
Bruce Houghton,
Jacopo Taddeucci,
J. von der Lieth,
Ullrich Kueppers,
Damien Gaudin,
T. Ricci,
Karl Kim,
Piergiorgio Scalato
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2017eo082751
Subject(s) - drone , volcano , geology , environmental science , aeronautics , astrobiology , engineering , biology , seismology , genetics
An unmanned aerial vehicle provided the high-resolution data that allowed scientists to construct their first detailed map of erupting vents at Stromboli, one of the world’s most active volcanoes.