Abstract
EOS, TRANSACTIONS AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION,
VOL. 89, NO. 22,
PAGE 202, 2008
doi:10.1029/2008EO220002
FEATURE
First Satellite Image of a Moving Pyroclastic Flow
Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP), National University of Singapore, Singapore
Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans, Université Blaise-Pascal et Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Observatoire de Physique du Globe de Clermont-Ferrand et Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Department of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
CRISP
CRISP
Pyroclastic flows that emerge from the bases of collapsing eruption columns or lava domes are transient dynamic phenomena, rarely documented due to their very brief existence, which may be only minutes. Such flows are commonly reconstructed from their deposits. They have been photographed on the ground, but to the best of our knowledge, the pyroclastic flow described in this article is the first such flow in action that has been recorded on a satellite image. This provides an excellent opportunity to see the flow in action.
Citation: (2008), First Satellite Image of a Moving Pyroclastic Flow, Eos Trans. AGU, 89(22), 202, doi:10.1029/2008EO220002.
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