The Development of a Low-Cost, Near Infrared, High-Temperature Thermal Imaging System and Its Application to the Retrieval of Accurate Lava Lake Temperatures at Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua

Autor: Thomas Charles Wilkes, Leigh Russell Stanger, Jon Raffe Willmott, Tom David Pering, Andrew John Samuel McGonigle, Rebecca Anne England
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Remote Sensing, Vol 10, Iss 3, p 450 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2072-4292
DOI: 10.3390/rs10030450
Popis: Near infrared thermal cameras can provide useful low-cost imaging systems for high temperature applications, as an alternative to ubiquitous mid-/long-wavelength infrared systems. Here, we present a new Raspberry Pi-based near infrared thermal camera for use at temperatures of ≈>500 °C. We discuss in detail the building of the optical system, calibration using a Sakuma-Hattori model and quantification of uncertainties in remote temperature retrievals. We then present results from the deployment of the system on Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua, where the active lava lake was imaged. Temperatures reached a maximum of 1104 ± 14 °C and the lake radiative power output was found to range between 30 and 45 MW. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first published ground-based data on the thermal characteristics of this relatively nascent lava lake, which became visible in late 2015.
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