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Title: Sulfur dioxide emissions from La Soufriere Volcano, St. Vincent, West Indies

Journal Article · · Science; (United States)

During the steady-state period of activity of La Soufriere Volcano in 1979, the mass emissions of sulfur dioxide into the troposphere amounted to a mean value of 339 +- 126 metric tons per day. This value is similar to the sulfur dioxide emissions of other Central American volcanoes but less than those measured at Mount Etna, an exceptionally strong volcanic source of sulfur dioxide.

Research Organization:
Atmospheric Environment Service, Downsview, Ontario
OSTI ID:
6870659
Journal Information:
Science; (United States), Vol. 209:4458
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English