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Scientific paper
Oct 1998
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998georl..25.3685h&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 25, Issue 19, p. 3685-3688
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Volcanology: Eruption Monitoring, Volcanology: Hydrothermal Systems, Volcanology: Eruption Mechanisms
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Soufriere Hills fumaroles contained magma-derived volatiles before and during the eruption initiated in 1995 but also preserved a typical and quite steady hydrothermal composition. Chemical changes due to increased boiling and a greater input of oxidizing magmatic gas occurred only at Galway's Soufriere, the most active fumarolic field. Hydrothermal buffering of the fumaroles has been favoured by their remote location (1-2 km) from the eruptive vents and by a preferential degassing of the uprising magma through intrusive conduits under the crater. High temperature (720°C) gas collected from the extruding lava dome in Feb. 1996 was chemically and isotopically representative of the magmatic gas stream. Its composition allows assessment of average eruptive fluxes of H2O, CO2 and HCl which require the degassing of only 2.5-3 times more magma than erupted.
Allard Patrick
Hammouya Gilbert
Jean-Baptiste Philippe
Parello Francesco
Semet Michel P.
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