Tilt signals at Mount Melbourne, Antarctica: evidence of a shallow volcanic source

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Gambino, Salvatore, Aloisi, Marco, Falzone, Giuseppe, Ferro, Angelo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2016
• Subjects: Tilt monitoring; volcanic dynamics; physics volcanology; ground deformation; Victoria Land; Mount Melbourne; Antarc*; Antarctica; permafrost; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3275; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v35.28269

Mount Melbourne (74°21′ S, 164°43′ E) is a quiescent volcano located in northern Victoria Land, Antarctica. Tilt signals have been recorded on Mount Melbourne since early 1989 by a permanent shallow borehole tiltmeter network comprising five stations. An overall picture of tilt, air and permafrost t...