Visualising active volcanism with high spatial resolution satellite data: the 1991-1993 eruption of Mount Etna

2000 ◽  
Vol 62 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 256-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Wright ◽  
David A. Rothery ◽  
Stephen Blake ◽  
David C. Pieri
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Satellite Data ◽  
High Spatial Resolution ◽  
Mount Etna ◽  
Active Volcanism

scholarly journals Resolving Io’s Volcanoes from a Mutual Event Observation at the Large Binocular Telescope

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 227
Author(s):  
Katherine de Kleer ◽  
Michael Skrutskie ◽  
Jarron Leisenring ◽  
Ashley G. Davies ◽  
Al Conrad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
High Spatial Resolution ◽  
Temporal Evolution ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Lava Flows ◽  
Volcanic Center ◽  
Active Volcanism ◽  
Geological Processes ◽  
Areal Coverage

Abstract Unraveling the geological processes ongoing at Io’s numerous sites of active volcanism requires high spatial resolution to, for example, measure the areal coverage of lava flows or identify the presence of multiple emitting regions within a single volcanic center. In de Kleer et al. (2017) we described observations with the Large Binocular Telescope during an occultation of Io by Europa at ∼6:17 UT on 2015 March 8 and presented a map of the temperature distribution within Loki Patera derived from these data. Here we present emission maps of three other volcanic centers derived from the same observation: Pillan Patera, Kurdalagon Patera, and the vicinity of Ulgen Patera/PV59/N Lerna Regio. The emission is localized by the light curves and resolved into multiple distinct emitting regions in two of the cases. Both Pillan and Kurdalagon Paterae had undergone eruptions in the months prior to our observations, and the location and intensity of the emission are interpreted in the context of the temporal evolution of these eruptions observed from other facilities. The emission from Kurdalagon Patera is resolved into two distinct emitting regions separated by only a few degrees in latitude that were unresolved by Keck observations from the same month.

scholarly journals Exploitation of Sentinel-2 Time Series to Map Burned Areas at the National Level: A Case Study on the 2017 Italy Wildfires

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 622 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico Filipponi
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Satellite Data ◽  
High Spatial Resolution ◽  
National Level ◽  
Burned Area ◽  
Commission Error ◽  
Burned Areas ◽  
Sentinel 2

Satellite data play a major role in supporting knowledge about fire severity by delivering rapid information to map fire-damaged areas in a precise and prompt way. The high availability of free medium-high spatial resolution optical satellite data, offered by the Copernicus Programme, has enabled the development of more detailed post-fire mapping. This research study deals with the exploitation of Sentinel-2 time series to map burned areas, taking advantages from the high revisit frequency and improved spatial and spectral resolution of the MSI optical sensor. A novel procedure is here presented to produce medium-high spatial resolution burned area mapping using dense Sentinel-2 time series with no a priori knowledge about wildfire occurrence or burned areas spatial distribution. The proposed methodology is founded on a threshold-based classification based on empirical observations that discovers wildfire fingerprints on vegetation cover by means of an abrupt change detection procedure. Effectiveness of the procedure in mapping medium-high spatial resolution burned areas at the national level was demonstrated for a case study on the 2017 Italy wildfires. Thematic maps generated under the Copernicus Emergency Management Service were used as reference products to assess the accuracy of the results. Multitemporal series of three different spectral indices, describing wildfire disturbance, were used to identify burned areas and compared to identify their performances in terms of spectral separability. Result showed a total burned area for the Italian country in the year 2017 of around 1400 km2, with the proposed methodology generating a commission error of around 25% and an omission error of around 40%. Results demonstrate how the proposed procedure allows for the medium-high resolution mapping of burned areas, offering a benchmark for the development of new operational downstreaming services at the national level based on Copernicus data for the systematic monitoring of wildfires.

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