Boletín de Geología

Vol. 29 No. 2 (2007): Boletin de Geologia
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ERUPTIVE ACTIVITY AND GLACIER CHANGES AT POPOCATEPETL VOLCANO, MEXICO

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  • P. Julio Miranda,
  • H. Delgado Granados,
  • C. Huggel,
  • A. Kääb

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Julio Miranda, P., Delgado Granados, H., Huggel, C., & Kääb, A. (2007). ERUPTIVE ACTIVITY AND GLACIER CHANGES AT POPOCATEPETL VOLCANO, MEXICO. Boletín De Geología, 29(2). Retrieved from https://revistas.uis.edu.co/index.php/revistaboletindegeologia/article/view/462
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The aim of the present work is the study of the eruptive activity-glacier interaction and, the effects on glacier evolution over 1994-2001. The glacial regime, morphological changes and infuence of the eruptive processes were determined in order to establish the eruptive activity-glacier interaction. Mass balances were carried out by means of photogrammetric techniques in order to determine the infuence of eruptive activity on the glacial regime. DEM comparisons allowed establishing spatial and temporal changes of area and volume of the glacier. Morphological changes were determined by photointerpretation, so the data obtained by this procedure and the data derived from DTM comparison were correlated to eruptive activity. The mass balance, and morphological changes at Popocatépetl volcano over 1994-2001 suggest that the eruptive activity accelerated the glacial retreat and cause its fragmentation.

 

Keywords: Popocatépetl Volcano, volcano-ice interactions, digital photogrammetry, glacial retreat.

 

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