Articles Published on Volcano Activity Monitoring Using Remotely Operated Drones (Associate Professor Akihiko Terada)
Articles have been published on a system that uses remotely operated drones to monitor Mt. Kusatsu-Shirane, where volcanic activity has been increasing. Associate Professor Akihiko Terada has been conducting pilot operations in which drones are controlled remotely from the Institute of Science Tokyo campus to observe conditions such as those at the crater lake.
The result of research was published in the July 21 issue of Bulletin of Volcanology.
| Published articles | Tokyo Shimbun, Morning Edition, p. 8, April 23, 2026 Chunichi Shimbun, Morning Edition, April 27, 2026 |
| Paper information | Terada A, Yaguchi M, Ohba T. (2026) Remote surveillance of volcanic unrest at Kusatsu-Shirane volcano, Japan, using a semi-autonomous drone docking station. Bull Volcanology, 88, 94 https:/doi.org/10.1007/s00445-026-02018-z |
| Laboratory / Researcher | Terada Laboratory / Associate Professor Akihiko Terada |
