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| Titel |
First observational evidence for the CO2-driven origin of Stromboli's major explosions |
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A. Aiuppa, M. Burton, P. Allard, T. Caltabiano, G. Giudice, S. Gurrieri, M. Liuzzo, G. Salerno |
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Artikel
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Englisch
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1869-9510
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In: Solid Earth ; 2, no. 2 ; Nr. 2, no. 2 (2011-07-19), S.135-142 |
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250000589
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/se-2-135-2011.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| We report on the first
detection of CO2 flux precursors of the till now unforecastable
"major" explosions that intermittently occur at Stromboli volcano (Italy).
An automated survey of the crater plume emissions in the period 2006–2010, during which 12 such explosions happened,
demonstrated that these events are systematically preceded by a brief phase
of increasing CO2/SO2 weight ratio (up to >40) and CO2 flux
(>1300 t d−1) with respect to the time-averaged values of 3.7 and
~500 t d−1 typical for standard Stromboli's activity. These signals are best
explained by the accumulation of CO2-rich gas at a discontinuity of the
plumbing system (decreasing CO2 emission at the surface), followed by
increasing gas leakage prior to the explosion. Our observations thus supports
the recent model of Allard (2010) for a CO2-rich gas trigger of
recurrent major explosions at Stromboli, and demonstrates the possibility to
forecast these events in advance from geochemical precursors. These
observations and conclusions have clear implications for monitoring
strategies at other open-vent basaltic volcanoes worldwide. |
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