Combination of SAR remote sensing and GIS for monitoring subglacial volcanic activity – recent results from Vatnajökull ice cap (Iceland)

• Main Authors: U. Münzer, O. Spieler, Ch. Mayer, R. Malservisi, K. Scharrer
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2007
• Subjects: geo; info; Asar; Vatnajökull; glacier; Ice cap; Iceland
• Online Access: http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/7/717/2007/nhess-7-717-2007.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/7e19891b96094ed28a0b822be9555cbd

This paper presents latest results from the combined use of SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) remote sensing and GIS providing detailed insights into recent volcanic activity under Vatnajökull ice cap (Iceland). Glaciers atop active volcanoes pose a constant potential danger to adjacent inhabited regio...