| Volcano number: | 221240 |
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| Region: | Africa and Red Sea |
| Country: | Ethiopia |
| Geodetic measurements? | Yes |
| Deformation observation? | Yes |
| Measurement method(s): | InSAR |
| Duration of observation: | 1997-2000, 2004-2010 |
| Inferred cause of deformation: | Magmatic |
| Characteristics of deformation: |
InSAR data between 1997-2000 and 2004-2010 shows two periods of uplift, separated by a period subsidence (Biggs et al., 2011). The first period of uplift was in 2004, where ~3 cm was observed over ~3 months. After these 3 months some subsidence occurred, but until 2008 an absence of data prevents an accurate description of the exact changes throughout that time. Between August 2008 and June 2010 (900 days) a circular pattern of 5.3 cm of uplift was observed between Bora Berrichio and Tulla Moje volcano. The best fitting source model for this deformation was found to be a penny shaped crack between 0.9-1.3 km deep and 4.7-8.1 km radius (Biggs et al., 2011). |
| References: | 'Biggs, J., I. D. Bastow, D. Keir, and E. Lewi (2011), Pulses of deformation reveal frequently recurring shallow magmatic activity beneath the Main Ethiopian Rift, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 12, Q0AB10, doi:10.1029/2011GC003662.' |
| Location: | 39.05, 8.221 |