Scientists watch for changes on and within Kīlauea

Scientists (in orange flight suits) hike toward one of HVO's monitoring stations within Kīlauea caldera. The tripod supports a GPS antenna that provides information on deformation of the volcano. The doghouse-like structure (foreground) houses a gravimeter, which measures changes in subsurface mass over time. Together, these two instruments keep continuous watch on changes in surface deformation and the gravity field, both of which are useful indicators of future magmatic activity at Kīlauea. USGS photo by M. Poland, 03/25/2019.