Continuous laser rangefinder measurements of lava lake and crater filling at the summit of Kilauea volcano, Island of Hawai`i, 2021-2024
The surface elevation of lava lakes is an important parameter that can provide insight on the underlying magma reservoir pressure as well as outgassing dynamics of the magmatic system (Patrick and others 2019a). Lava lake elevation may also be useful in forecasting potentially hazardous eruptions on a volcano’s flanks …