Precursory diffuse CO2 and H2S emission signatures of the 2011-2012 El Hierro submarine eruption, Canary Islands

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 16, 2012, Pages

  Pérez, Nemesio M ^a,b   Padilla, Germn D ^a,b   Padrón, Eleazar ^a,b   Hernndez, Pedro A ^a,b   Melin, Gladys V ^a,b   Barrancos, José ^a,b   Dionis, Samara ^a,b   Nolasco, Dcil ^a,b   Rodríguez, Ftima ^a,b   Calvo, David ^a,b   Hernndez, Igo ^a,b  

^a Instituto Tecnologico y de Enegias Renovables   (Spain)

^b 35   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GEOCHEMISTRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUBMARINES; TIME SERIES; VOLCANOES;

CONTINUOUS MONITORING; DIFFUSE DEGASSING; EXTERNAL FACTORS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBSERVATION PERIOD; PRECURSORY SIGNALS; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COASTAL ZONE; DIFFUSION; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MONITORING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL EMISSION; SUBMARINE VOLCANO; TIME SERIES; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

CANARY ISLANDS; HIERRO; LA RESTINGA LAGOON; MARGARITA ISLAND; NUEVA ESPARTA; SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE [(PRV) CANARY ISLANDS]; SPAIN; VENEZUELA;

EID: 84865794824     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GL052410     Document Type: Article

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