Professor
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Remote Sensing Group Leader

Affiliations
Volcanology Group
UAF Department of Geology & Geophysics

Professor Dean’s research focuses on active surficial processes and landforms using satellite data. He leads the satellite-monitoring group for the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) project in Fairbanks (http://www.avo.alaska.edu/). Investigations include dynamics, spectral properties and composition of eruption clouds; the dynamics and sources of thermal anomalies; changes in surface landforms caused by eruptions, and dispersion modeling of volcanic ash (http://puff.images.alaska.edu/index.shtml). Satellite data are used to detect, monitor and analyze potential airborne and surface hazards resulting from volcanic eruptions, including volcanic clouds and thermal anomalies.

Recent and ongoing work and research interests include:
•    Volcanic eruptions in the North Pacific Region
•    Development of the Puff dispersion model,
•    Real-time reception and analysis of satellite data.
•    Book: Monitoring Volcanoes in the North Pacific: Observations from Space, Springer Press

Satellite data are received and processed in real-time.
Antennas on the Geophysical Institute and International Arctic Research Center:MODIS (A), AVHRR (B) and SAR (C).