Reply to the “Comment by Delmelle et al. (2013) on “Scavenging of sulfur, halogens and trace metals by volcanic ash: The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption”
With this short communication we address the principal issues raised by Delmelle et al. (2014) in relation to the work of Bagnato et al. (2013) concerning the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajo¨ kull, Iceland. The principal conclusions of the work of Bagnato et al. (2013) include the observation that pro...
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ftingv:oai:www.earth-prints.org:2122/9684 2023-05-15T16:09:42+02:00 Reply to the “Comment by Delmelle et al. (2013) on “Scavenging of sulfur, halogens and trace metals by volcanic ash: The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption” Bagnato, E. Aiuppa, A. Bertagnini, A. Bonadonna, C. Cioni, R. Pistolesi, M. Pedone, M. Hoskuldsson, A. Bagnato, E.; Università di Palermo Aiuppa, A.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Palermo, Palermo, Italia Bertagnini, A.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Pisa, Pisa, Italia Bonadonna, C.; Università di Geneve Cioni, R.; Università di Firenze Pistolesi, M.; Università di Firenze Pedone, M.; Università di Palermo Hoskuldsson, A.; University of Iceland Università di Palermo Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Palermo, Palermo, Italia Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Pisa, Pisa, Italia Università di Geneve Università di Firenze University of Iceland 2014-01-15 http://hdl.handle.net/2122/9684 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2013.09.034 en eng Elsevier Science Limited Geochimica et cosmochimica acta /127 (2014) 0016-7037 1872-9533 http://hdl.handle.net/2122/9684 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2013.09.034 restricted Eyjafjallajokull sulfur halogens and trace metals 04. Solid Earth::04.08. Volcanology::04.08.01. Gases article 2014 ftingv https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2013.09.034 2023-01-17T23:26:43Z With this short communication we address the principal issues raised by Delmelle et al. (2014) in relation to the work of Bagnato et al. (2013) concerning the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajo¨ kull, Iceland. The principal conclusions of the work of Bagnato et al. (2013) include the observation that protracted gas-aerosol interaction in the plume promotes selective leaching of cation species from ash, with alkalis and Ca (and, among trace elements, Zn and Cu) being more rapidly re-mobilized (and transferred to soluble surface salts) relative to more inert elements (Mg, Ti). They also observed that adsorption onto ash surfaces is a major atmospheric sink of volcanic acidic gases, with 282 tons of elemental sulfur and 605–691 tons of halogens being daily ground deposited via ash over Iceland in early May 2010. Acidic gas adsorption onto ash increases almost linearly with plume aging (e.g., upon increasing in-plume residence times of ash and gases), and is seen to proceed at about 3 time faster rates for HF than for SO2 and HCl. However, Delmelle et al. (2014) criticized our strategies for data acquisition, processing and interpretation. They also raised some objections concerning several key topics explored by Bagnato et al. (2013), with a special focus on the discussion of rates of interaction between ash particles and gases in a volcanic cloud, and the consequent formation of soluble salts on ash surfaces. They also considered incorrect the estimate of depositional fluxes and volatile budget for the Eyjafjallajo¨ kull eruption. While we appreciate the in-depth analysis of Delmelle et al. (2014), we show that most of their criticisms derive from a partial and sometimes incorrect understanding of the work of Bagnato et al. (2013), which overall led to unsupported conclusions and misleading analysis of the original results. Here, we present a detailed response to the comments of Delmelle et al. (2014), accompanied by additional explicative material. The principal conclusions presented in Bagnato et al. (2013) are given ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Eyjafjallajökull Iceland Earth-Prints (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) Eyjafjallajokull ENVELOPE(-19.633,-19.633,63.631,63.631) Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 127 385 389 |
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With this short communication we address the principal issues raised by Delmelle et al. (2014) in relation to the work of Bagnato et al. (2013) concerning the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajo¨ kull, Iceland. The principal conclusions of the work of Bagnato et al. (2013) include the observation that protracted gas-aerosol interaction in the plume promotes selective leaching of cation species from ash, with alkalis and Ca (and, among trace elements, Zn and Cu) being more rapidly re-mobilized (and transferred to soluble surface salts) relative to more inert elements (Mg, Ti). They also observed that adsorption onto ash surfaces is a major atmospheric sink of volcanic acidic gases, with 282 tons of elemental sulfur and 605–691 tons of halogens being daily ground deposited via ash over Iceland in early May 2010. Acidic gas adsorption onto ash increases almost linearly with plume aging (e.g., upon increasing in-plume residence times of ash and gases), and is seen to proceed at about 3 time faster rates for HF than for SO2 and HCl. However, Delmelle et al. (2014) criticized our strategies for data acquisition, processing and interpretation. They also raised some objections concerning several key topics explored by Bagnato et al. (2013), with a special focus on the discussion of rates of interaction between ash particles and gases in a volcanic cloud, and the consequent formation of soluble salts on ash surfaces. They also considered incorrect the estimate of depositional fluxes and volatile budget for the Eyjafjallajo¨ kull eruption. While we appreciate the in-depth analysis of Delmelle et al. (2014), we show that most of their criticisms derive from a partial and sometimes incorrect understanding of the work of Bagnato et al. (2013), which overall led to unsupported conclusions and misleading analysis of the original results. Here, we present a detailed response to the comments of Delmelle et al. (2014), accompanied by additional explicative material. The principal conclusions presented in Bagnato et al. (2013) are given ... |
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Bagnato, E.; Università di Palermo Aiuppa, A.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Palermo, Palermo, Italia Bertagnini, A.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Pisa, Pisa, Italia Bonadonna, C.; Università di Geneve Cioni, R.; Università di Firenze Pistolesi, M.; Università di Firenze Pedone, M.; Università di Palermo Hoskuldsson, A.; University of Iceland Università di Palermo Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Palermo, Palermo, Italia Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Pisa, Pisa, Italia Università di Geneve Università di Firenze University of Iceland |
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Reply to the “Comment by Delmelle et al. (2013) on “Scavenging of sulfur, halogens and trace metals by volcanic ash: The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption” |
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