Investigation of Volcanic Activity Using Potential and Deformation Fields Retrieved from Proximal and Remote Sensing Techniques

Dear Colleagues,

Active volcanic areas are fed by plumbing systems, transporting magma from the Earth's mantle and crust towards the surface through a complex network of conduits. The temporal and spatial evolution of volcanic activity generally depend on the thermodynamics of the feeding system and its interaction with the embedding-rocks mechanical heterogeneities and pre-existing structural discontinuities. This interaction generates a complex pattern of deep and shallow geophysical signals which can be detected from volcano monitoring networks and employed for investigating the complexity of the volcano system. In the last several decades, remote sensing techniques have made important contributions to the knowledge of volcanic systems and their structural evolution. Significant advances have come from the integration of remote and proximal sensing techniques, and from the development of new techniques related to the analysis of potential (e.g., gravity and magnetic) and ground deformation fields. The modelling of geophysical datasets has enabled the imaging of volcano structure and the identification of the crustal regions of magma and fluid accumulation. To date, these studies have all contributed to a better understanding of the physical processes governing the emplacement and evolution of magma reservoirs and volcano dynamics.

This Special Issue aims to collect studies focusing on the understanding of several aspects of volcano systems, from their physical characterization to monitoring their temporal evolution through multi-platform geodetic and inter-disciplinary data and their modelling.

Dr. Raffaele Castaldo
Prof. Dr. Umberto Riccardi
Dr. Stefano Carlino
Guest Editor

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