Satsuma-Iwoshima fumarole (Tokyo, Japan)
Aerial photo of Satsuma-Iwojima volcano, looking west-northwest.
| Volcano: | Satsuma-Iwoshima (see Satsuma-Iwoshima at the Smithsonian Institution website in a new tab) |
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| Type: | Fumarole |
| Description: | Satsuma-Iwojima volcano, located 40 km south of Kyushu, Japan, continuously emits high-temperature volcanic gases from the rhyolitic cone of Iwodake. Present surface manifestations at Iwojima Island are solfataras, steam fumaroles, hot springs and diffuse degassing. |
Point of contact for this site:
Hiroshi Shinohara, shinohara-h@aist.go.jp (Geological Survey of Japan, AIST)
Bibliographic references for this site
Shimoike Y. , K. Kazahaya, H. Shinohara, 2002,Soil gas emission of volcanic CO2 at Satsuma-Iwojima volcano, Japan, Earth Planets Space, vol.54, pp. 239-247
