Monitoring the 2004 andesitic block-lava extrusion at Volcán de Colima, México from seismic activity and SO₂ emission

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• 作者：Vyacheslav M. Zobin ; Nicholas R. Varley ; Miguel Gonz&#xe1 ; lez ; Justo Orozco ; Gabriel A. Reyes ; Carlos Navarro ; Mauricio Bretó ; n
• 关键词：Volc&#xe1 ; n de Colima ; rockfall earthquakes ; explosion earthquakes ; andesitic block-lava extrusion
• 刊名：Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
• 出版年：2008
• 出版时间：25 October 2008
• 年：2008
• 卷：177
• 期：2
• 页码：367-377
• 全文大小：4128 K

文摘

The 2004 andesitic block-lava extrusion at Volcán de Colima, México was accompanied and followed by numerous seismic signals associated with rockfalls, pyroclastic flows and explosive events. We analyze temporal variations in the number of rockfalls and explosions, the seismic signal duration of rockfalls and the energy of the explosion and compare this with both the rate of magma discharge and SO₂ emission. Characteristics of seismic signals and SO₂ emission are compared with those observed during the 1998–1999 Volcán de Colima block-lava extrusion. For both eruptions, the explosive activity was low during the lava extrusion and increased after its termination. The variation in the daily number and the total duration of rockfall seismic signals gives a good reflection of the development of the lava emission process. An increase in magmatic degassing (SO₂ flux) was observed some days before the onset of lava extrusion. The degassing strongly decreased some days before the peak in the rate of the 1998–1999 lava emission but reached its peak together with the peak in the rate of the 2004 lava emission. These features of seismic activity and SO₂ emission demonstrate that they are good tools for monitoring the extrusion process.