According to some studies by the Alaska Volcano Observatory, the magma under the Mount Edgecumbe volcano is moving upward through the Earth's crust. The data provided by satellite show that the magma, which was previously at a depth of 19.31 km, is now at about 9.66 km.
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The study by the Observatory of volcanoes of Alaska cited the fastest rate of volcanic deformation in recent times in Alaska. The author of the research, Ronni Grapenthin, was keen to emphasize that it is nothing out of the ordinary for volcanoes become deformed, however it is rare for the volcanic system to come back to life after being dormant for a long time.
The satellite, Alaska Satellite Facility, cooperated to analyze data in the cloud. This technology uses cloud computing to store data and provide services. It was used, for example, to detect ground deformations on Mount Edgcumbe which subsequently turned out to be an earthquake.
According to David Free, coordinating scientist at the Geophysical Institute, the satellite is able to provide new workflows, thus avoiding weeks or months of analyses.
The volcano observatory has started applying this technology to Trident volcano, which is about 48.28 km north of Katmai Bay. This one has been showing signs of high agitation.
According to researchers, the magma has not yet risen because of another layer of thicker magma that is in the upper chamber, but that there are chances of reaching the upper chamber through a conduit vertical. The last time the volcano erupted was somewhere between 800 and 900 years ago, as cited in oral history.
