Sensor web enables rapid response to volcanic activity
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Abstract
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.
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Davies, A., Chien, S., Wright, R., Mikijus, A., Kyle, P.R., Welsh, M., Johnson, J.B., Tran, D., Schaffer, S.R., and Sherwood, R., 2006, Sensor web enables rapid response to volcanic activity: Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, v. 87, no. 1, p. 2-4, https://doi.org/10.1029/2006EO010002.
ISSN: 2324-9250 (online)
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Sensor web enables rapid response to volcanic activity |
| Series title | Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union |
| DOI | 10.1029/2006EO010002 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication Date | June 03, 2011 |
| Year Published | 2006 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Geophysical Union |
| Contributing office(s) | Volcano Hazards Program |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 2 |
| Last page | 4 |