Geophysical, geochemical and geodetical signals of reawakening at Turrialba volcano (Costa Rica) after almost 150years of quiescence

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 198, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 416-432

  Martini, F ^a,b   Tassi, F ^c,d   Vaselli, O ^c,d   Del Potro, R ^b,e   Martinez, M ^b   del Laat, R Van ^b   Fernandez, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Magmatic degassing; Turrialba volcano; Volcano seismicity; Volcano unrest

Indexed keywords

COSTA RICA; FRACTURE SYSTEMS; GAS DISCHARGE; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMATIC DEGASSING; MAGMATIC SIGNATURES; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PHREATIC; SEISMIC ACTIVITY; SEISMIC SWARM; STRATOVOLCANOES; TECTONIC LINEAMENTS; THREE STAGES; TROPOSPHERIC O; TURRIALBA VOLCANO; VOLCANO SEISMICITY;

DEGASSING; SEISMOLOGY; SULFUR;

VOLCANOES;

CRATER; DEGASSING; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEODESY; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LINEAMENT; SEISMICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STRATOVOLCANO; TECTONIC SETTING; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CARTAGO; COSTA RICA; TURRIALBA;

EID: 78649634785     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.09.021     Document Type: Article

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