Date of Award
2021
Document Type
Open Access Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Geology (MS)
Administrative Home Department
Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Advisor 1
Simon Carn
Committee Member 1
Xin Xi
Committee Member 2
Andrew Harris
Abstract
This study investigates five eruptions with different temporal trends of erupted mass and sulfur dioxide (SO2) at Piton de la Fournaise (La Réunion). We acquired the daily SO2 emissions from three ultraviolet (UV) satellite instruments (the Ozone Monitoring Instrument [OMI], the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite [OMPS] and the Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument [TROPOMI]). The Time-Averaged-Lava-Discharge Rate (TADR) has been obtained from two automatic systems: MIROVA and MODVOLC. Assuming that the lava volumes measured in the field are the most accurate, MIROVA gives the best estimation among all the methods investigated. It has also been demonstrated that a petrological approach might be a viable alternative, especially during cloudy weather that compromises the hot spot detection. Finally, in several eruptions we observe a terminal increase in TADR and SO2 emissions. We suggest that a deeper input may be at the origin of this eruptive process causing a pressurization of the magmatic system.
Recommended Citation
Verdurme, Pauline, "GAS AND HEAT FLUXES DURING MULTIPLE EFFUSIVE ERUPTIONS OF PITON DE LA FOURNAISE (RÉUNION) AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR MAGMATIC PROCESSES", Open Access Master's Thesis, Michigan Technological University, 2021.