Mapping and Assessing Surface Morphology of Holocene Lava Field in Krafla (NE Iceland) Using Hyperspectral Remote Sensing

• Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
• Main Authors: Aufaristama, Muhammad, Höskuldsson, Ármann, Jonsdottir, Ingibjorg, Ólafsdóttir, Rósa
• Other Authors: Jarðvísindastofnun (HÍ), Institute of Earth Sciences (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 2016
• Subjects: Eldgos; Kröflueldar; Hraun; Hyperion; Krafla; Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/448; https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/29/1/012002

Iceland is well known for its volcanic activity due to its location on the spreading Mid Atlantic Ridge and one of the earth’s hot spot. In the past 1000 years there were about 200 eruptions occurring in Iceland, meaning volcanic eruptions occurred every four to five years, on average. Iceland curre...