Discriminating volcano deformation due to magma movements and variable surface loads: application to Katla subglacial volcano, Iceland

• Main Authors: Pinel, Virginie, Sigmundsson, F., Sturkell, E., Geirsson, H., Einarsson, P., Gudmundsson, M. T., Hognadottir, T.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: crustal deformation; GPS; Green' s function; retreating ice cap; seasonal effects on volcanoes; Katla; Ice cap; Iceland
• Online Access: http://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010037947

Surface displacements induced by ice load variation through time are calculated by spatial integration of Green's function for both end-members: an elastic half-space and a thick elastic plate lying over an inviscid mantle. The elastic half-space model allows the consideration of displacements...