Chemical and isotopic compositions of thermal springs, fumaroles and bubbling gases at Tacaná Volcano (Mexico-Guatemala): Implications for volcanic surveillance

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 319-335

  Rouwet, Dmitri ^a   Inguaggiato, Salvatore ^a   Taran, Yuri ^b   Varley, Nicholas ^c   Santiago S , José A ^b  

^a SEZIONE DI PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bubbling gases; Fluid geochemistry; Fumaroles; Isotopes; Tacan volcano; Volcanic surveillance; Volcano hydrothermal system

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; BUBBLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; FUMAROLE; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METEORIC WATER; SPRING WATER; THERMAL SPRING; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; TACANA VOLCANO; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 62949133684     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-008-0226-x     Document Type: Article

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