Modelado geomorfológico con técnicas SIG de erupciones volcánicas generadoras de plataformas costeras: el volcán de Montaña del Tesoro (El Hierro, Islas Canarias)

[EN]The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are a robust tool for geomorphological analysis and modeling in volcanic landscapes, in this case applied to coastal platforms-forming eruptions. From current topographic-bathymetric maps and after intensive geological field work, Digital Terrain Models (...

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Autores: Rodríguez-González, A., Pérez-Torrado, Francisco J., Fernandez-Turiel, J. L., Carracedo, Juan Carlos, Guillou, Hervé
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/53760
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/53760
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:SIG
Morfometría volcánica
Plataforma costera volcánica
El HIerro
Islas Canarias
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Resumo:[EN]The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are a robust tool for geomorphological analysis and modeling in volcanic landscapes, in this case applied to coastal platforms-forming eruptions. From current topographic-bathymetric maps and after intensive geological field work, Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) representative of two key palaeogeomorphological evolutionary stages were obtained: before the eruption (pre-eruption) and at the end of the eruption (post-eruption). Comparison of these two DTMs with the present day DTM allows precise and detailed modeling of the main morphometric parameters involved in both aggradation (due to volcanic activity) and degradation (due to erosive activity) of terrain. The Holocene volcanic eruption of Montaña del Tesoro (El Hierro, Canary Islands) was selected as case study to develop and calibrate the methodology presented in this work, due to the excellent exposition of the volcanic formations, its age (ca. 9 ka) and the detailed topographic and bathymetric maps available of this area.