Contribution of CO2 emitted to the atmosphere by diffuse degassing from volcanoes: The furnas volcano case study

International Journal of Global Warming

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 287-304

  Viveiros, Fátima ^a   Cardellini, Carlo ^b   Ferreira, Teresa ^a   Silva, Catarina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Azores archipelago; Carbon budget; Carbon dioxide; Global warming; Hydrothermal manifestations; Quiescent volcanoes; Soil diffuse degassing; Volcanic gases; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872697630     PISSN: 17582083     EISSN: 17582091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGW.2012.049444     Document Type: Article

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