Stromboli surface changes from Pleiades high-resolution space data

Stromboli is one of the most visited volcanoes in the world due to its persistent activity consisting in mild strombolian explosions with a frequency up to 25-30 events per hour. This activity is punctuated by more energetic explosions named major explosions, paroxysms and lava flow. These types of eruption can change drastically the morphology of the affected areas and cause volcanic phenomena highly impacting for the island, including heavy fallout of blocks and bombs on the flanks of the volcano, pyroclastic flows and tsunami waves. Paroxysms are highly dangerous phenomena for the tourists that climb the volcano and can cause serious problems also to the local people living on the two villages on the coast of the island. In order to map the areas affected by morphological changes, the thickness of deposits and the associate volume estimation of erupted products, we propose a study based on two techniques of remote sensing. First, we reconstruct the Stromboli topography, before and after an event, elaborating stereo pairs of Pleiades satellite and using as base an airborne LiDAR data at spatial resolution of 50 cm. Then we map the morphological changes giving an estimation of the relative areas and volumes. These results, discussed and compared with available field data, can help to better understand the impact of the event and provide indications useful in a territory planning aimed to mitigate the effects of such calamitous events.