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Asavyo

Volcano number: 221104
Region: Africa and Red Sea
Country: Ethiopia
Geodetic measurements? Yes
Deformation observation? Yes
Measurement method(s): InSAR
Duration of observation: 2007 - 2010
Inferred cause of deformation: ArrayNot discussed
Characteristics of deformation:

Pagli et al. (2014), for the purposes of investigating regional velocity fields, has looked at Envisat  InSAR data covering this volcano. Their data suggests ~50 mm of subsidence between 2007 – 2010.

References: 'Pagli, C. et al., 2014. Current plate boundary deformation of the Afar rift from a 3-D velocity field inversion of InSAR and GPS. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 119(11), pp.8562-8575.', 'NASA Landsat image, 1999'
Location: 41.599, 13.097999999999999