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Monitoring and Modeling the Rapid Evolution of EArth's Newest Volcanic Island: Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai (Tonga) Using High Spatial Resolution Satellite Observations

Authors: J.B. Garvin, D.A. Slayback, V. Ferrini, J. Frawley, C. Giguere, G.R. Asrar, K. Anderson

Pages: 3445-3452 l First Published: 26 March 2018

- Volumetric erosion for new hydromagmatic island is approximately 0.0026km3/year
- Demostrated first meter-scale documentation of landscapes and topography for a new volcanic island over its initial stages of evolution (approximately 3 years)
- Satellite-based measurements of news island predict lifetime of up to approximately 42 years

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