Insights into the 9 December 2019 eruption of Whakaari/White Island from analysis of TROPOMI SO 2 imagery.
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ftchesteruniv:oai:chesterrep.openrepository.com:10034/625341 2023-05-15T18:43:34+02:00 Insights into the 9 December 2019 eruption of Whakaari/White Island from analysis of TROPOMI SO 2 imagery. Burton, Mike Hayer, Catherine Miller, Craig Christenson, Bruce 2021-07-23T16:16:09Z http://hdl.handle.net/10034/625341 https://chesterrep.openrepository.com/bitstream/handle/10034/625341/article.pdf?sequence=2 eng eng https://chesterrep.openrepository.com/bitstream/handle/10034/625341/article.pdf?sequence=2 Science advances, volume 7, issue 25 http://hdl.handle.net/10034/625341 Licence for this article: cc by-nc CC-BY-NC issn: 2375-2548 essn: 2375-2548 nlmid: 101653440 article 2021 ftchesteruniv 2022-03-02T19:58:36Z From Europe PMC via Jisc Publications Router History: ppub 2021-06-01, epub 2021-06-18 Publication status: Published 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 2 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 2 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. 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) |
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From Europe PMC via Jisc Publications Router History: ppub 2021-06-01, epub 2021-06-18 Publication status: Published 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 2 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 2 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. |
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Burton, Mike Hayer, Catherine Miller, Craig Christenson, Bruce Insights into the 9 December 2019 eruption of Whakaari/White Island from analysis of TROPOMI SO 2 imagery. |
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Burton, Mike Hayer, Catherine Miller, Craig Christenson, Bruce |
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Burton, Mike |
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Insights into the 9 December 2019 eruption of Whakaari/White Island from analysis of TROPOMI SO 2 imagery. |
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Insights into the 9 December 2019 eruption of Whakaari/White Island from analysis of TROPOMI SO 2 imagery. |
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Insights into the 9 December 2019 eruption of Whakaari/White Island from analysis of TROPOMI SO 2 imagery. |
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Insights into the 9 December 2019 eruption of Whakaari/White Island from analysis of TROPOMI SO 2 imagery. |
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Insights into the 9 December 2019 eruption of Whakaari/White Island from analysis of TROPOMI SO 2 imagery. |
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insights into the 9 december 2019 eruption of whakaari/white island from analysis of tropomi so 2 imagery. |
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