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Article: New geophysics study findings have been reported by scientists at University of Palermo.
- Article from:
- Physics Week
- Article date:
- February 10, 2009
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"The Total Volatile ( TV) flux from Mount Etna volcano has been characterised for the first time, by summing the simultaneously-evaluated fluxes of the three main volcanogenic volatiles: H2O, CO2 and SO2. SO2 flux was determined by routine DOAS traverse measurements, while H2O and CO2 were evaluated by scaling MultiGAS-sensed H2O/SO2 and CO2/SO2 plume ratios to the UV-sensed SO2 flux," scientists in Palermo, Italy report.
"The time-averaged TV flux from Etna is evaluated at similar to 21,000 t.day(-1), with a large fraction accounted for by H2O (similar to 13,000 t.day(-1)). H2O dominates (>= 70%) the volatile budget during syn-eruptive degassing, while CO2 and ...