Gas composition of Popocatépetl Volcano between 2007 and 2008: FTIR spectroscopic measurements of an explosive event and during quiescent degassing

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 301, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 502-510

  Stremme, W ^a   Ortega, I ^a   Siebe, C ^a   Grutter, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cooling; FTIR spectroscopy; HCl; HF; Popocat petl; Remote sensing; SiF4; SO2; Solar absorption; Volcanic gas; Volcano; Vulcanian explosion

Indexed keywords

FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; HCL; HF; SIF4; SO2; SOLAR ABSORPTION; VOLCANIC GAS; VULCANIAN EXPLOSIONS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; COOLING; DEGASSING; EXPLOSIONS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GAS ABSORPTION; GASES; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTROMETERS; VOLCANOES;

EXPLOSIVES;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COOLING; DEGASSING; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; HAFNIUM; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; PLUME; REMOTE SENSING; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC GAS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; POPOCATEPETL; PUEBLA [MEXICO];

EID: 78650540672     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.11.032     Document Type: Article

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