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Aseismic Inflation of Westdahl Volcano, Alaska, Revealed by Satellite Radar Interferometry
Geophysical Research Letters
  • Zhong Lu, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Charles Wicks, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Daniel Dzurisin, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Wayne Thatcher, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Jeffrey T. Freymuller, Universtiy of Alaska Fairbanks
  • Stephen R. McNutt, Universtiy of Alaska Fairbanks
  • Dorte Mann, Universtiy of Alaska Fairbanks
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Publication Date
6-1-2000
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https://doi.org/10.1029/1999GL011283
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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.

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Geophysical Research Letters, v. 27, issue 11, p. 1567-1570

Copyright 2000 by the American Geophysical Union.

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Zhong Lu, Charles Wicks, Daniel Dzurisin, Wayne Thatcher, et al.. "Aseismic Inflation of Westdahl Volcano, Alaska, Revealed by Satellite Radar Interferometry" Geophysical Research Letters Vol. 27 Iss. 11 (2000) p. 1567 - 1570
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