Publication Date:
2017-04-04
Description:
Routine measurements of SO2 flux using the traverse method on Mt. Etna (Italy) were augmented in late 2004 when an array of automatic scanning ultraviolet spectrometers was installed. Each instrument allows one SO2 scan to be recorded every ~6 min. Here we report the methods that we developed to automatically and robustly transform SO2 profiles into SO2 flux data. Radian geometry and Fast Fourier Transform algorithm were used for reducing plume cross-sections and for discriminating between volcanic plumes from those produced by water vapour clouds. Uncertainty in flux measurements depends on the accuracy of plume height estimation, on assumptions concerning plume-geometry, and on the quality of the retrieved SO2 amounts. We compare 3 years of flux measurements made using both the automated network and
“conventional” traverse methods beneath the plume.We found a good agreement between the datasets, both in terms of magnitude and in temporal variations. These results validate the Etna SO2 flux monitoring system.
Emission rates are available to the 24-hour manned operations room via intranet, providing real-time information on degassing rates and plume location.
Description:
(1)Sviluppo di sistemi di monitoraggio Dipartimento di Protezione Civile della Regione Sicilia, (2)INGV (Istituto
Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, sezione di Catania — Italy), (3)NOVAC (Network for Observation of Volcanic and Atmospheric Change)EU-funded Sixth Framework Programme project 18354. ()4 UK NERC National Centre for Earth Observation via
the “Dynamic Earth and geo-hazards”.
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Published
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76-83
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1.2. TTC - Sorveglianza geochimica delle aree vulcaniche attive
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JCR Journal
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reserved
Keywords:
sulphur dioxide, scanning spectrometer, car-based traverse, DOAS, Mt. Etna, volcano surveillance
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04. Solid Earth::04.08. Volcanology::04.08.06. Volcano monitoring
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Type:
article
