Analysis of active lava flows on Kilauea volcano, Hawaii, using SIR-C radar correlation measurements

Research Article| June 01, 1996 Analysis of active lava flows on Kilauea volcano, Hawaii, using SIR-C radar correlation measurements Howard A. Zebker; Howard A. Zebker 1Department of Geophysics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-2215 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Paul Rosen; Paul Rosen 2Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Scott Hensley; Scott Hensley 2Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Peter J. Mouginis-Mark Peter J. Mouginis-Mark 3Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Howard A. Zebker 1Department of Geophysics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-2215 Paul Rosen 2Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109 Scott Hensley 2Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109 Peter J. Mouginis-Mark 3Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1996) 24 (6): 495–498. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0495:AOALFO>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Howard A. Zebker, Paul Rosen, Scott Hensley, Peter J. Mouginis-Mark; Analysis of active lava flows on Kilauea volcano, Hawaii, using SIR-C radar correlation measurements. Geology 1996;; 24 (6): 495–498. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0495:AOALFO>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Precise eruption rates of active pahoehoe lava flows on Kilauea volcano, Hawaii, have been determined using spaceborne radar data acquired by the Space Shuttle Imaging Radar-C (SIR-C). A coastal site downslope from the Pu'u O'o vent was imaged once per day, on each of the four days of October 7–10, 1994. Day-to-day decorrelation due to resurfacing was determined by interferometric combination of the data at 15 m resolution over a wide area. On successive days, new lava resurfaced 335700 m2, 368775 m2, and 356625 m2. Assuming an average pahoehoe flow thickness of 50 cm, a mean effusion rate for this period is approximately 2 m3/s. The radar observations show persistent surface activity at each site, rather than downslope migration of coherent lava flows. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.