Emission of gas and atmospheric dispersion of SO2 during the December 2013 eruption at San Miguel volcano (El Salvador, Central America)

D Granieri; G Salerno; M Liuzzo; A La Spina; G Giuffrida; T Caltabiano; G Giudice; E Gutierrez; F Montalvo; M R Burton; P Papale

doi:10.1002/2015gl064660

Emission of gas and atmospheric dispersion of SO2 during the December 2013 eruption at San Miguel volcano (El Salvador, Central America)

D Granieri, G Salerno, M Liuzzo, A La Spina, G Giuffrida, T Caltabiano, G Giudice, E Gutierrez, F Montalvo, M R Burton, P Papale

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San Miguel volcano, El Salvador, erupted on 29 December 2013, after a 46year period characterized by weak activity. Prior to the eruption a trend of increasing SO2 emission rate was observed, with all values measured after mid-November greater than the average value of the previous year (similar to 310td(-1)). During the eruption, SO2 emissions increased from the level of similar to 330td(-1) to 2200td(-1), dropping after the eruption to an average level of 680td(-1). Wind measurements and SO2 emission rates during the preeruptive, syneruptive, and posteruptive stages were used to model SO2 dispersion around the volcano. Atmospheric SO2 concentration exceeded the dangerous threshold of 5 ppm in the crater region and in some sectors with medium elevation of the highly visited volcanic cone. Combining the SO2 emission rate with measured CO2/SO2, HCl/SO2, and HF/SO2 plume gas ratios, we estimate the CO2, HCl, and HF outputs for the first time on this volcano.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5847-5854
Number of pages	8
Journal	Geophysical Research Letters
Volume	42
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/2015gl064660
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

san miguel volcano
chaparrastique volcano
so2
chlorine
and fluorine discharges
simulated dispersion of so2
carbon-dioxide
numerical-model
co2
nicaragua
h2o

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Burton, M. (PI), Hartley, M. (PI), Mccormick Kilbride, B. (PI), Mitchell, N. (PI), Neave, D. (PI), Pawley, A. (PI), Polacci, M. (PI), Biagioli, E. (Researcher), Bonechi, B. (Researcher), Buso, R. (Researcher), Davies, B. (Researcher), Esse, B. (Researcher), Bronziet, J. (PGR student), Delbrel, J. (PGR student), Höhn, M. (PGR student), Kember, A. (PGR student), Pardo Cofrades, A. (PGR student), Sen, R. (PGR student), Stewart, A. (PGR student) & Subbaraman, R. (PGR student)
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Granieri, D., Salerno, G., Liuzzo, M., La Spina, A., Giuffrida, G., Caltabiano, T., Giudice, G., Gutierrez, E., Montalvo, F., Burton, M. R., & Papale, P. (2015). Emission of gas and atmospheric dispersion of SO2 during the December 2013 eruption at San Miguel volcano (El Salvador, Central America). Geophysical Research Letters, 42(14), 5847-5854. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015gl064660

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Emission of gas and atmospheric dispersion of SO2 during the December 2013 eruption at San Miguel volcano (El Salvador, Central America)

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