Diffuse gas emissions at the Ukinrek Maars, Alaska: Implications for magmatic degassing and volcanic monitoring

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 527-535

  Evans, William C ^a   Bergfeld, Deborah ^a   McGimsey, Robert G ^b   Hunt, Andrew G ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGASSING; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS HAZARDS; HELIUM; MINERALS; VOLCANOES;

GAS TRANSPORTS; GAS VENTS; GAS WATERS; PLANT DAMAGES; VOLCANIC CENTERS; VOLCANIC MONITORING;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEGASSING; DIFFUSION; EMISSION; MAAR; MAGMATISM; MEASUREMENT METHOD; VOLCANO;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62849120957     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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