Continuous, direct gas-geochemical monitoring in hydrothermal vents: Installation and long-term operation on Nisyros Island (Greece)

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 164, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2549-2571

  Manfred, Teschner ^a   Eckhard, Faber ^a   Jürgen, Poggenburg ^a   Georgios, E Vougioukalaki ^b   Georgios, Hatziyannis ^b  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL EXPLORATION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aegean arc; Continuous real time monitoring; Fumaroles; Gas geochemistry; Greece; Hydrothermal vents; Nisyros; Volcanic risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 73649140673     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-007-0285-5     Document Type: Article

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