Geoscientists detect rapid uplift at unique volcano in Tanzania
September 12, 2024
September 12, 2024
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 12 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
When a volcano is about to erupt, the surrounding land puffs up like a squeezed ballon.
The technical term is "transient deformation," and Virginia Tech researchers have detected and tracked this short-lived movement for the first time using satellite observations of Ol Doinyo Lengai, an active Tanzanian volcano.
Their results appeared in a paper published earlier this summ . . .
When a volcano is about to erupt, the surrounding land puffs up like a squeezed ballon.
The technical term is "transient deformation," and Virginia Tech researchers have detected and tracked this short-lived movement for the first time using satellite observations of Ol Doinyo Lengai, an active Tanzanian volcano.
Their results appeared in a paper published earlier this summ . . .