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Determination of geomorphological and volumetric variations in the 1970 land volcanic craters area (Deception Island, Antarctica) from 1968 using historical and current maps, remote sensing and GNSS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2012

M. Berrocoso ,
C. Torrecillas ,
B. Jigena  and
A. Fernández-Ros
M. Berrocoso
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Astronomía, Geodesia y Cartografía, Universidad de Cádiz, Campus Río San Pedro s/n, Puerto Real, Cádiz 11510, Spain
C. Torrecillas*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ingeniería Gráfica, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros, Universidad de Sevilla, Av. De los Descubrimientos s/n, Seville 41092, Spain
B. Jigena
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Astronomía, Geodesia y Cartografía, Universidad de Cádiz, Campus Río San Pedro s/n, Puerto Real, Cádiz 11510, Spain
A. Fernández-Ros
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Astronomía, Geodesia y Cartografía, Universidad de Cádiz, Campus Río San Pedro s/n, Puerto Real, Cádiz 11510, Spain
*
*torrecillas@us.es
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Abstract

During the nearly 40 years covered by the study, major height differences of over ± 25 m have been revealed in the volcanic landscape of the 1970 craters in Deception Island, an active volcano in the South Shetland Islands (West Antarctica). In the last 14 years, the mean volcanic filling rate has been 1 m yr-1 and the mean erosion rate has been -0.2 m yr-1. There has been considerable landform modification mainly associated with landslide-induced accumulation, and erosion may indicate the craters’ fill over the next 30–40 years. Deception Island's eruptions have been recorded since 1842. Special attention was paid to the zones affected by the most recent volcanic events and the geomorphological changes that have taken place in those zones since then (e.g. the 1970 volcanic craters area in the last episode occurring between 1967 and 1970). Historical maps (produced before and just after the 1970 eruption) were compared with maps plotted in 1992 and updated using a 2003 image from the Quickbird satellite and data obtained with Global Navigation Satellite System technology in 2006. Techniques used included both geodetic transformation and the geometric correcting of maps.

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Digital elevation modelgeodetic transformationsgeoidGPSvolcanic erosion ratevolcanic sedimentation rate

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Antarctic Science , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , 17 July 2012 , pp. 367 - 376
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Copyright © Antarctic Science Ltd 2012

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