cris.boxmetadata.label.title
Insights into the evolution of the Yenkahe resurgent dome (Siwi caldera, Tanna Island, Vanuatu) inferred from aerial high-resolution photogrammetry
cris.boxmetadata.label.dateissued
05 browse.startsWith.months.june 2015
cris.boxmetadata.label.accesslevel
open access
cris.boxmetadata.label.resourcetype
journal article
cris.boxmetadata.label.authors
Brothelande E.
Lénat J.F.
Normier A.
Bacri C.
Peltier A.
Paris R.
Kelfoun K.
Merle O.
Garaebiti E.
Université de la Réunion
cris.boxmetadata.label.publisher
Elsevier
cris.boxmetadata.label.abstract
The Yenkahe dome (Tanna Island, Vanuatu) is one of the most spectacular examples of presently active post-caldera resurgence, exhibiting a very high uplift rate over the past 1000. years (156. mm/year on average). Although numerous inhabited areas are scattered around the dome, the dynamics of this structure and associated hazards remain poorly studied because of its remote location and dense vegetation cover. A high-resolution photogrammetric campaign was carried out in November 2011 over the dome. Georeferenced photographs were treated by "Structure from Motion" and "Multiple-view Stereophotogrammetry" methods to produce a 3D-digital surface model (DSM) of the area and its associated orthophotograph. This DSM is much more accurate than previously available SRTM and Aster digital elevation models (DEMs), particularly at minimal (coastline) and maximal altitudes (Yasur culmination point, ~. 390. m). While previous mapping relied mostly on low resolution DEMs and satellite images, the high precision of the DSM allows for a detailed structural analysis of the Yenkahe dome, notably based on the quantification of fault displacements. The new structural map, inferred from the 3D reconstruction and morphological analysis of the dome, reveals a complex pattern of faults and destabilization scars reflecting a succession of constructive and destructive events. Numerous landslide scars directed toward the sea highlight the probable occurrence of a tsunami event affecting the south-eastern coast of Tanna. Simulations of landslide-triggered tsunamis show the short time propagation of such a wave (1-2. min), which could affect coastal localities even following relatively small destabilized volumes (a few million cubic meters).
cris.boxmetadata.label.citationstartpage
78
cris.boxmetadata.label.citationendpage
90
cris.boxmetadata.label.volume
299
cris.boxmetadata.label.language
English
cris.boxmetadata.label.ocdeknowledgeArea
VulcanologĂ­a
cris.boxmetadata.label.doi
cris.boxmetadata.label.scopusidentifier
2-s2.0-84929311654
cris.boxmetadata.label.source
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
cris.boxmetadata.label.containerissn
03770273
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