Soil gas radon emissions and volcanic activity at El Hierro (Canary Islands): The 2011-2012 submarine eruption

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 432-447

  Padilla, Germán D ^a   Hernández, Pedro A ^b   Padrõn, Eleazar ^b   Barrancos, José ^b   Pérez, Nemesio M ^b   Melián, Gladys ^b   Nolasco, Dácil ^b   Dionis, Samara ^b   Rodríguez, Fátima ^b   Calvo, David ^b   Hernández, Iñigo ^b  

^a Environmental Research Division ITER ^*  (Spain)

^b 35   (Spain)

Author keywords

El Hierro; geochemical monitoring; precursory signal; radon; submarine eruption; thoron

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; RADON; SEISMOLOGY; SOILS; SUBMARINES; VOLCANOES;

EL HIERRO; GEOCHEMICAL MONITORING; MONITORING STATIONS; PRECURSORY SIGNALS; SEISMIC ACTIVITY; SEISMIC ENERGY RELEASE; THORON; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES;

UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION; FRACTURE; GEOCHEMISTRY; OUTFLOW; RADON; SOIL GAS; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

CANARY ISLANDS; HIERRO; SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE [(PRV) CANARY ISLANDS]; SPAIN;

EID: 84876703412     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GC004375     Document Type: Article

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