Insights into the 9 December 2019 eruption of Whakaari/White Island from analysis of TROPOMI SO
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ftchesteruniv:oai:chesterrep.openrepository.com:10034/625126 2023-05-15T18:43:34+02:00 Insights into the 9 December 2019 eruption of Whakaari/White Island from analysis of TROPOMI SO Burton, Mike Hayer, Catherine Miller, Craig Christenson, Bruce 2021-05-05 http://hdl.handle.net/10034/625126 https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abg1218 eng eng pubmed: 34144990 pii: 7/25/eabg1218 doi:10.1126/sciadv.abg1218 pmc: PMC8213235 Science advances, volume 7, issue 25 http://hdl.handle.net/10034/625126 eissn: 2375-2548 article 2021 ftchesteruniv https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abg1218 2022-03-02T19:58:33Z From PubMed via Jisc Publications Router History: received 2020-12-17, accepted 2021-05-05 Publication status: epublish Small, phreatic explosions from volcanic hydrothermal systems pose a substantial proximal hazard on volcanoes, which can be popular tourist sites, creating casualty risks in case of eruption. Volcano monitoring of gas emissions provides insights into when explosions are likely to happen and unravel processes driving eruptions. Here, we report SO flux and plume height data retrieved from TROPOMI satellite imagery before, during, and after the 9 December 2019 eruption of Whakaari/White Island volcano, New Zealand, which resulted in 22 fatalities and numerous injuries. We show that SO was detected without explosive activity on separate days before and after the explosion, and that fluxes increased from 10 to 45 kg/s ~40 min before the explosion itself. High temporal resolution gas monitoring from space can provide key insights into magmatic degassing processes globally, aiding understanding of eruption precursors and complementing ground-based monitoring. [Abstract copyright: Copyright © 2021 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC).] Article in Journal/Newspaper White Island University of Chester: Chester Digital Repository New Zealand White Island ENVELOPE(48.583,48.583,-66.733,-66.733) Science Advances 7 25 |
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From PubMed via Jisc Publications Router History: received 2020-12-17, accepted 2021-05-05 Publication status: epublish Small, phreatic explosions from volcanic hydrothermal systems pose a substantial proximal hazard on volcanoes, which can be popular tourist sites, creating casualty risks in case of eruption. Volcano monitoring of gas emissions provides insights into when explosions are likely to happen and unravel processes driving eruptions. Here, we report SO flux and plume height data retrieved from TROPOMI satellite imagery before, during, and after the 9 December 2019 eruption of Whakaari/White Island volcano, New Zealand, which resulted in 22 fatalities and numerous injuries. We show that SO was detected without explosive activity on separate days before and after the explosion, and that fluxes increased from 10 to 45 kg/s ~40 min before the explosion itself. High temporal resolution gas monitoring from space can provide key insights into magmatic degassing processes globally, aiding understanding of eruption precursors and complementing ground-based monitoring. [Abstract copyright: Copyright © 2021 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC).] |
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Insights into the 9 December 2019 eruption of Whakaari/White Island from analysis of TROPOMI SO |
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Insights into the 9 December 2019 eruption of Whakaari/White Island from analysis of TROPOMI SO |
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Insights into the 9 December 2019 eruption of Whakaari/White Island from analysis of TROPOMI SO |
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Insights into the 9 December 2019 eruption of Whakaari/White Island from analysis of TROPOMI SO |
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Insights into the 9 December 2019 eruption of Whakaari/White Island from analysis of TROPOMI SO |
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