Volcanic activity and gas emissions along the South Sandwich Arc

• Published in: Bulletin of Volcanology
• Main Authors: Liu, Emma J., Wood, Kieran, Aiuppa, Alessandro, Giudice, Gaetano, Bitetto, Marcello, Fischer, Tobias P., McCormick Kilbride, Brendan T., Plank, Terry, Hart, Tom
• Other Authors: Leverhulme Trust, MUIR, Quark Expeditions Ltd, Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2020
• Subjects: Geochemistry and Petrology; Sandwich Islands; Saunders; Saunders Island; South Sandwich Islands
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00445-020-01415-2; http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00445-020-01415-2.pdf; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00445-020-01415-2/fulltext.html

Abstract The South Sandwich Volcanic Arc is one of the most remote and enigmatic arcs on Earth. Sporadic observations from rare cloud-free satellite images—and even rarer in situ reports—provide glimpses into a dynamic arc system characterised by persistent gas emissions and frequent eruptive activi...