Nevado de Toluca Volcano Morphological analysis of Nevado de Toluca volcano (Mexico): new insights into the structure and evolution of an andesitic to dacitic stratovolcano Gianluca Norini et al
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Introduction Morphological analysis as tool to characterize volcanic and tectonic structures Recently evolved volcanic region Minimal exogenous processes
Morphology and Spatial Distribution Linear data Areal data
Linear Data Identifies structural and volcano-structural features
Areal Data Morphological homogeneous zones Related to volcanic edifices
Geologic Framework
Methodology DEM derived shaded images –Slope value distribution –Aspect distribution Aerial photographs –Domain characterization –Edifice identification
Data Summary
Feature Identification Rectilinear Curvilinear
Nevado de Toluca East opening Horseshoe 4 Merapi type dome collapses 4 Plinian eruptions Glacier activity