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

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Salvatore Gambino, Marco Aloisi, Giuseppe Falzone, Angelo Ferro
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2016
• Subjects: Tilt monitoring; volcanic dynamics; physics volcanology; ground deformation; Victoria Land; geo; envir; Mount Melbourne; Antarc*; Antarctica; permafrost; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v35.28269; https://doaj.org/article/5b23335de6354d2f9ae0bad7d84d21b6

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...