UVolc: A software platform for measuring volcanic SO2 fluxes
- Autori: Kantzas, E.P.; McGonigle, A.J.S.; Tamburello, G.; Aiuppa, A.; Bryant, R.G.
- Anno di pubblicazione: 2012
- Tipologia: Articolo in rivista (Articolo in rivista)
- Parole Chiave: Volcanic SO2 monitoring, Volcanic gas geochemistry, Volcano remote sensing
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/63269
Abstract
We present here a novel stand-alone software platform, UVolc, for remotely sensed measurement of volcanic SO2 emission rates. Such data are important diagnostics of activity conditions, with utility in forecasting measures. This code is made user friendly to enable volcanologists, who are not experts in the underlying physics of spectroscopy, to perform their own measurements. The program provides considerable reduction in errors and far greater operating flexibility than existing analogous code, which, unlike UVolc, can only interface with hardware no longer in manufacture. UVolc will be described here, including a presentation of data collected with this program in the field.