Distinguishing contributions to diffuse CO2 emissions in volcanic areas from magmatic degassing and thermal decarbonation using soil gas 222Rn-δ13C systematics: Application to Santorini volcano, Greece

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 377-378, Issue , 2013, Pages 180-190

  Parks, Michelle M ^a   Caliro, Stefano ^b   Chiodini, Giovanni ^b   Pyle, David M ^a   Mather, Tamsin A ^a   Berlo, Kim ^a   Edmonds, Marie ^c   Biggs, Juliet ^d   Nomikou, Paraskevi ^e   Raptakis, Costas ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO   (Italy)

^c University of Bristol ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^f NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopic analysis; Decarbonation; Magmatic degassing; Soil gas measurements; Volcanic unrest

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; DECARBONATION; DIFFUSE DEGASSING; FLUX MEASUREMENTS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; RADON DETECTORS; SOIL GAS; VOLCANIC UNREST;

CARBON; DEGASSING; ISOTOPES; LIMESTONE; RADON; VOLCANOES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON ISOTOPE; DEGASSING; FUMAROLE; LIMESTONE; MAGMA; MIXING; RADON ISOTOPE; SOIL GAS;

GREECE; SANTORINI [SOUTHERN AEGEAN]; SOUTHERN AEGEAN;

EID: 84883657540     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.06.046     Document Type: Article

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