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The automated infrared thermal imaging system for the continuous long-term monitoring of the surface temperature of the Vesuvius crater
Language
English
Obiettivo Specifico
1.2. TTC - Sorveglianza geochimica delle aree vulcaniche attive
1.10. TTC - Telerilevamento
5.3. TTC - Banche dati vulcanologiche
5.5. TTC - Sistema Informativo Territoriale
Status
Published
JCR Journal
JCR Journal
Peer review journal
Yes
Title of the book
Issue/vol(year)
/56(2013)
Electronic ISSN
2037-416X
Publisher
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanonolgia
Pages (printed)
S0454
Issued date
November 2013
Alternative Location
Abstract
Infrared remote sensing monitoring is a significant tool aimed to integrated
surveillance system of active volcanic areas. In this paper we describe the
realization and the technological evolution of the permanent image thermal
infrared (TIR) surveillance system of the Vesuvius volcano. The TIR
monitoring station was installed on the Vesuvius crater rim on July 2004
in order to acquire scenes of the SW inner slope of Vesuvius crater that
is characterized by a significant thermal emission. At that time, it represented
the first achievement all over the world of a permanent surveillance
thermal imaging system on a volcano. It has been working in its prototypal
configuration till May 2007. The experience gained over years about
the engineering, management and maintenance of TIR remote acquisition
systems in extreme environmental conditions, allows us to design
and realize a new release of the TIR monitoring station with improved
functionalities and more flexibility for the IR image acquisition, management
and storage, which became operational in June 2011. In order to characterize
the thermal background of the Vesuvius crater at present state of
volcanic quiescence, the time series of TIR images gathered between July
2004 and May 2012 were analyzed using a statistical approach. Results
show no significant changes in the thermal radiation during the observation
periods, so they can be assumed as representative of a background
level to which refer for the interpretation of possible future anomalies related
to a renewal of the volcanic dynamics of the Vesuvius volcano.
surveillance system of active volcanic areas. In this paper we describe the
realization and the technological evolution of the permanent image thermal
infrared (TIR) surveillance system of the Vesuvius volcano. The TIR
monitoring station was installed on the Vesuvius crater rim on July 2004
in order to acquire scenes of the SW inner slope of Vesuvius crater that
is characterized by a significant thermal emission. At that time, it represented
the first achievement all over the world of a permanent surveillance
thermal imaging system on a volcano. It has been working in its prototypal
configuration till May 2007. The experience gained over years about
the engineering, management and maintenance of TIR remote acquisition
systems in extreme environmental conditions, allows us to design
and realize a new release of the TIR monitoring station with improved
functionalities and more flexibility for the IR image acquisition, management
and storage, which became operational in June 2011. In order to characterize
the thermal background of the Vesuvius crater at present state of
volcanic quiescence, the time series of TIR images gathered between July
2004 and May 2012 were analyzed using a statistical approach. Results
show no significant changes in the thermal radiation during the observation
periods, so they can be assumed as representative of a background
level to which refer for the interpretation of possible future anomalies related
to a renewal of the volcanic dynamics of the Vesuvius volcano.
Sponsors
The Vesuvius
IR monitoring system was partially funded by the 2000-2006
National Operating Program and by the Italian Dipartimento della
Protezione Civile in the frame of the 2004-2006 agreement with Istituto
Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia.
IR monitoring system was partially funded by the 2000-2006
National Operating Program and by the Italian Dipartimento della
Protezione Civile in the frame of the 2004-2006 agreement with Istituto
Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia.
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Bianco, F., M. Castellano, G. Milano, G. Ventura and G.
Vilardo (1998). The Somma-Vesuvius stress field:
seismological and mesostructural data, J. Volcanol.
Geoth. Res., 82, 199-218.
Caliro, S., G. Chiodini, R. Avino, C. Minopoli and B.
Bocchino (2011). Long time-series of chemical and
isotopic compositions of Vesuvius fumaroles: evidence
for deep and shallow processes, Annals of
Geophysics, 54 (2), 137-149; doi:10.4401/ag-5034.
Chiodini, G., F. Frondini, C. Cardellini, D. Granieri, L.
Marini and G. Ventura (2001). CO2 degassing and
energy release at Solfatara Volcano, Campi Flegrei,
Italy, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 16213-16221.
Chiodini, G., D. Granieri, R. Avino, S. Caliro, A. Costa
and C. Werner (2005). Carbon dioxide diffuse degassing
and estimation of heat release from volcanic
and hydrothermal systems, J. Geophys. Res., 110,
B08204; doi:10.1029/2004JB003542.
Chiodini, G., G. Vilardo, V. Augusti, D. Granieri, S.
Caliro, C. Minopoli and C. Terranova (2007). Thermal
monitoring of hydrothermal activity by permanent
infrared automatic stations: results obtained
at Solfatara di Pozzuoli, Campi Flegri (Italy), J. Geophys.
Res., 112, B12206.
Cioni, R., R. Santacroce and A. Sbrana (1999). Pyroclastic
deposits as a guide for reconstructing the
multi-stage evolution of the Somma-Vesuvius caldera,
Bull. Volcanol., 61, 207-222.
Cioni, R., A. Bertagnini, R. Santacroce and D. Andronico
(2008). Explosive activity and eruption scenarios
at Somma-Vesuvius: volcanic hazard. J. Volcanol.
Geoth. Res. 178, 331-346.
Cusano, P., S. Petrosino, G. Saccorotti (2008). Hydrothermal
origin for sustained Long-Period (LP) activity
at Campi Flegrei Volcanic Complex, Italy, J.
Volcanol. Geoth. Res., 177, 1035-1044; doi:10.1016/Del Pezzo, E., F. Bianco and G. Saccorotti (2004). Seismic
source dynamics at Vesuvius volcano, Italy, J.
Volcanol. Geoth. Res., 133, 23-39; doi:10.1016/S037
7-0273(03)00389-5.
Ernst, G.G.J., M. Kervyn and R.M. Teeuw (2008). Advances
in the remote sensing of volcanic activity
and hazards, with special consideration to applications
in developing countries, International Journal
of Remote Sensing, 29 (22), 6687-6723; doi:10.1080/
01431160802168459.
Furukawa, Y. (2010). Infrared thermography of the fumarole
area in the active crater of the Aso volcano,
Japan, using a consumer digital camera, J. of Asian
Earth Sciences, 38, 283-288.
Giudicepietro, F., M. Orazi, G. Scarpato, R. Peluso, L.
D’Auria, P. Ricciolino, D. Lo Bascio, A.M. Esposito,
G. Borriello, M. Capello, A. Caputo, C. Buonocunto,
W. De Cesare, G. Vilardo and M. Martini
(2010). Seismological monitoring of Mount Vesuvius
(Italy): more than a century of observations,
Seismological Research Letters, 81, 4, 625-634; doi:
10.1785/gssrl.81.4.625.
Madonia, P., C. Federico, P. Cusano, S. Petrosino, A.
Aiuppa and S. Gurrieri (2008). Crustal dynamics of
Mount Vesuvius from 1998 to 2005: Effects on seismicity
and fluid circulation, J. Volcanol. Geoth. Res.,
113, B05206; doi:10.1029/2007JB005210.
Saccorotti, G., G. Ventura and G. Vilardo (2002). Seismic
swarms related to diffusive processes: the case
of Somma-Vesuvius volcano, Italy. Geophysics, 67
(1), 199-203M doi:10.1190/1.1451551.
Sansivero, F., G. Vilardo, P. De Martino and G. Chiodini
(2011). Analysis of temperature time series from
thermal IR continuous monitoring network (TIIMNet)
at Campi Flegrei Caldera in the period 2004-
2011, In: Proc. XXX National Congress G.N.G.T.S.,
182-185.
Sansivero, F., G. Vilardo, P. De Martino, V. Augusti and
G. Chiodini (2012). Campi Flegrei volcanic surveillance
by thermal IR continuous monitoring, E-book
Proceedings 11th Conference on Quantitative Infrared
Thermography (Naples, Italy, June 11-14,
2012), QIRT 2012-333. ISBN:9788890648441.
Santacroce, R., ed. (1987). Somma-Vesuvius, Quaderni
de “La Ricerca Scientifica”, CNR, 114 (Progetto finalizzato
Geodinamica, Monografie finali, 8), 251 pp.
Santacroce, R., R. Cioni, P. Marianelli and A. Sbrana
(2005). Understanding Vesuvius and Preparing for
its Next Eruption, In: M.S. Balmuth, D.K. Chester
and P.A. Johnston (eds.), Cultural Responses to the
Volcanic Landscape, Archaeological Institute of
America, 27-55.
Sawyer, G.M., and M.R. Burton (2006). Effects of a volcanic
plume on thermal imaging data, Geophys.
Res. Lett., 33, L14311.
Spampinato, L., S. Calvari, C. Oppenheimer and E.
Boschi (2011). Volcano surveillance using infrared
cameras, Earth-Science Reviews, 106, 63-91; doi:10.
1016/j.earscirev.2011.01.003.
Ventura, G., and G. Vilardo (1999a), Slip tendency
analysis of the Vesuvius Faults: Implications for the
seismotectonic and volcanic hazard assessment,
Geophys. Res. Lett., 26 (21), 3229-3232; doi:10.1029/
1999GL005393.
Ventura, G., and G. Vilardo (1999b). Seismic-based estimate
of hydraulic parameters at Vesuvius Volcano,
Geophys. Res. Lett., 26 (7), 887-890; doi:10.1016/S03
77-0273(03)00389-5.
Vilardo (1998). The Somma-Vesuvius stress field:
seismological and mesostructural data, J. Volcanol.
Geoth. Res., 82, 199-218.
Caliro, S., G. Chiodini, R. Avino, C. Minopoli and B.
Bocchino (2011). Long time-series of chemical and
isotopic compositions of Vesuvius fumaroles: evidence
for deep and shallow processes, Annals of
Geophysics, 54 (2), 137-149; doi:10.4401/ag-5034.
Chiodini, G., F. Frondini, C. Cardellini, D. Granieri, L.
Marini and G. Ventura (2001). CO2 degassing and
energy release at Solfatara Volcano, Campi Flegrei,
Italy, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 16213-16221.
Chiodini, G., D. Granieri, R. Avino, S. Caliro, A. Costa
and C. Werner (2005). Carbon dioxide diffuse degassing
and estimation of heat release from volcanic
and hydrothermal systems, J. Geophys. Res., 110,
B08204; doi:10.1029/2004JB003542.
Chiodini, G., G. Vilardo, V. Augusti, D. Granieri, S.
Caliro, C. Minopoli and C. Terranova (2007). Thermal
monitoring of hydrothermal activity by permanent
infrared automatic stations: results obtained
at Solfatara di Pozzuoli, Campi Flegri (Italy), J. Geophys.
Res., 112, B12206.
Cioni, R., R. Santacroce and A. Sbrana (1999). Pyroclastic
deposits as a guide for reconstructing the
multi-stage evolution of the Somma-Vesuvius caldera,
Bull. Volcanol., 61, 207-222.
Cioni, R., A. Bertagnini, R. Santacroce and D. Andronico
(2008). Explosive activity and eruption scenarios
at Somma-Vesuvius: volcanic hazard. J. Volcanol.
Geoth. Res. 178, 331-346.
Cusano, P., S. Petrosino, G. Saccorotti (2008). Hydrothermal
origin for sustained Long-Period (LP) activity
at Campi Flegrei Volcanic Complex, Italy, J.
Volcanol. Geoth. Res., 177, 1035-1044; doi:10.1016/Del Pezzo, E., F. Bianco and G. Saccorotti (2004). Seismic
source dynamics at Vesuvius volcano, Italy, J.
Volcanol. Geoth. Res., 133, 23-39; doi:10.1016/S037
7-0273(03)00389-5.
Ernst, G.G.J., M. Kervyn and R.M. Teeuw (2008). Advances
in the remote sensing of volcanic activity
and hazards, with special consideration to applications
in developing countries, International Journal
of Remote Sensing, 29 (22), 6687-6723; doi:10.1080/
01431160802168459.
Furukawa, Y. (2010). Infrared thermography of the fumarole
area in the active crater of the Aso volcano,
Japan, using a consumer digital camera, J. of Asian
Earth Sciences, 38, 283-288.
Giudicepietro, F., M. Orazi, G. Scarpato, R. Peluso, L.
D’Auria, P. Ricciolino, D. Lo Bascio, A.M. Esposito,
G. Borriello, M. Capello, A. Caputo, C. Buonocunto,
W. De Cesare, G. Vilardo and M. Martini
(2010). Seismological monitoring of Mount Vesuvius
(Italy): more than a century of observations,
Seismological Research Letters, 81, 4, 625-634; doi:
10.1785/gssrl.81.4.625.
Madonia, P., C. Federico, P. Cusano, S. Petrosino, A.
Aiuppa and S. Gurrieri (2008). Crustal dynamics of
Mount Vesuvius from 1998 to 2005: Effects on seismicity
and fluid circulation, J. Volcanol. Geoth. Res.,
113, B05206; doi:10.1029/2007JB005210.
Saccorotti, G., G. Ventura and G. Vilardo (2002). Seismic
swarms related to diffusive processes: the case
of Somma-Vesuvius volcano, Italy. Geophysics, 67
(1), 199-203M doi:10.1190/1.1451551.
Sansivero, F., G. Vilardo, P. De Martino and G. Chiodini
(2011). Analysis of temperature time series from
thermal IR continuous monitoring network (TIIMNet)
at Campi Flegrei Caldera in the period 2004-
2011, In: Proc. XXX National Congress G.N.G.T.S.,
182-185.
Sansivero, F., G. Vilardo, P. De Martino, V. Augusti and
G. Chiodini (2012). Campi Flegrei volcanic surveillance
by thermal IR continuous monitoring, E-book
Proceedings 11th Conference on Quantitative Infrared
Thermography (Naples, Italy, June 11-14,
2012), QIRT 2012-333. ISBN:9788890648441.
Santacroce, R., ed. (1987). Somma-Vesuvius, Quaderni
de “La Ricerca Scientifica”, CNR, 114 (Progetto finalizzato
Geodinamica, Monografie finali, 8), 251 pp.
Santacroce, R., R. Cioni, P. Marianelli and A. Sbrana
(2005). Understanding Vesuvius and Preparing for
its Next Eruption, In: M.S. Balmuth, D.K. Chester
and P.A. Johnston (eds.), Cultural Responses to the
Volcanic Landscape, Archaeological Institute of
America, 27-55.
Sawyer, G.M., and M.R. Burton (2006). Effects of a volcanic
plume on thermal imaging data, Geophys.
Res. Lett., 33, L14311.
Spampinato, L., S. Calvari, C. Oppenheimer and E.
Boschi (2011). Volcano surveillance using infrared
cameras, Earth-Science Reviews, 106, 63-91; doi:10.
1016/j.earscirev.2011.01.003.
Ventura, G., and G. Vilardo (1999a), Slip tendency
analysis of the Vesuvius Faults: Implications for the
seismotectonic and volcanic hazard assessment,
Geophys. Res. Lett., 26 (21), 3229-3232; doi:10.1029/
1999GL005393.
Ventura, G., and G. Vilardo (1999b). Seismic-based estimate
of hydraulic parameters at Vesuvius Volcano,
Geophys. Res. Lett., 26 (7), 887-890; doi:10.1016/S03
77-0273(03)00389-5.
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