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Geodetic Data Assimilation for Evaluating Volcanic Unrest
Ensemble based data assimilation approaches, such as the Ensemble Kalman Filter (EnKF), have been widely and successfully implemented to combine observations with dynamic forecast models. In this study the EnKF is adapted to assimilate ground deformation observations from interferometric synthetic-aperture radar (InSAR) and GPS into thermomechanical finite element models (FEM) to evaluate volcanic unrest. Two eruption hindcasts are investigated: the 2008 eruption of Okmok volcano, Alaska and the 2018 eruption of Sierra Negra volcano, Galápagos, Ecuador. At Okmok, EnKF forecasts tensile failure and the lateral movement of the magma from a central pressure source in the lead up to its 2008 eruption indicating potential for diking. Alternatively, at Sierra Negra, the EnKF forecasts significant shear failure coincident with a Mw 5.4 earthquake that preceded the 2018 eruption. These successful hindcasts highlight the flexibility and potential of the volcano EnKF approach for near real time monitoring and hazard assessment at active volcanoes worldwide.
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- PAR ID:
- 10272179
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- Journal Name:
- IEEE IGARSS
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 3618 to 3621
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS39084.2020.9323109
