Global volcano monitoring using the next generation of orbital sensors with an emphasis on South America

• Grant number: 13/03711-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: June 01, 2013
• End date: January 19, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Geosciences - Geology
• Principal Investigator: Carlos Roberto de Souza Filho
• Grantee: Samuel William Murphy
• Host Institution: Instituto de Geociências (IG). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Satellite imagery provides an important perspective for monitoring Earth's volcanoes, especially given that routine surveillance on the ground is not economically viable. The European Space Agency (ESA) will launch two new Earth observing satellites, Sentinel 2 and Sentinel 3, which offer exciting new capabilities for volcano surveillance. Sentinel 2 will provide high spatial resolution imagery (i.e. nominal pixel size of 10 - 60 m) and moderate temporal resolution (i.e. global coverage every 5 days). Sentinel 3 will provide a high temporal monitoring capability (i.e. daily global coverage)This project aims to develop methodologies that will establish an operational global volcano monitoring system through integration of Sentinel 2 and Sentinel 3. This system will be able to: i) Monitor all volcanoes on the Earth's surface and detect new volcanic activity ii) Quantify the intensity of thermal anomalies and determine their spatiotemporal characteristics iii) Automatically distinguish between different volcanic phenomenaiv) Provide timely information for field-based teams and decision makers responsible for volcanic risk mitigation and management

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

MURPHY, SAM W.; DE SOUZA FILHO, CARLOS ROBERTO; WRIGHT, ROB; SABATINO, GIOVANNI; PABON, ROSA CORREA. HOTMAP: Global hot target detection at moderate spatial resolution. REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT, v. 177, p. 78-88, MAY 2016. (13/03711-5)