The 2011 unrest at Katla volcano: characterization and interpretation of the tremor sources

• Main Authors: Sgattoni, Giulia, Gudmundsson, Ólafur, Einarsson, Páll, Lucchi, Federico, Li, Ka Lok, Sadeghisorkhani, Hamzeh, Roberts, Roland, Tryggvason, Ari
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 2016
• Subjects: Geophysics physics.geo-ph; FOS Physical sciences; Katla; glacier; Ice cap; Iceland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1609.00539; https://arxiv.org/abs/1609.00539

A 23 hour tremor burst was recorded on July 8-9th 2011 at the Katla subglacial volcano, one of the most active and hazardous volcanoes in Iceland. This was associated with deepening of cauldrons on the ice cap and a glacial flood that caused damage to infrastructure. Increased earthquake activity wi...