Remarkable cyclic ground deformation monitored in real-time on Montserrat, and its use in eruption forecasting

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dc.contributorThe University of the West Indies
dc.creatorVoight, B
dc.date1998
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-14T14:21:41Z
dc.date.available2018-03-14T14:21:41Z
dc.descriptionTelemetered high-resolution tiltmeters were installed in Montserrat in summer of 1995, in December 1996, and in May 1997. The 1995 installations, several km from the Soufriere Hills vent, were too distant to yield useful data. However, the 1996 and 1997 installations on the crater rim revealed 6–14 h inflation cycles caused by magma pressurization at shallow depths (< 0.6 km below the base of dome). The tilt data correlated with seismicity, explosions, and pyroclastic flow activity, and were used to forecast times of increased volcanic hazard to protect scientific field workers and the general public.
dc.identifierDOI: 10.1029/98GL01160
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/45490
dc.publisherAGU
dc.sourceGeophysical Research Letters Volume 25, Issue 18 Pages 3405–3408
dc.subjectSoufriere HillsVolcano
dc.subjectMontserrat
dc.subjectTiltmeters
dc.subjectEruption Forcasting
dc.titleRemarkable cyclic ground deformation monitored in real-time on Montserrat, and its use in eruption forecasting

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