Furnas caldera (Azores, Portugal)
View of Furnas caldera (Image credits: Fatima Viveiros).
| Volcano: | Furnas (see Furnas at the Smithsonian Institution website in a new tab) |
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| Type: | Soil Diffuse Emission |
| Description: | Degassing at Furnas caldera (São Miguel Island, Azores) is mostly associated with the main fumarolic fields, and CO2 soil degassing is the surface expression of rising steam from the hydrothermal system. |
Point of contact for this site:
Fatima Viveiros, Maria.FB.Viveiros@azores.gov.pt (Centro de Vulcanologia e Avaliação de Riscos Geológicos Universidade dos Açores )
| Measurement | date (d/m/y) | Added by | Added on |
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| Furnas caldera_062007 | 1/6/2007 | Emanuela Bagnato | Dec. 4, 2013 |
Bibliographic references for this site
Viveiros, F., T. Ferreira, J. Cabral Vieira, C. Silva, and J. L. Gaspar, 2008,Environmental influences on soil CO2 degassing at Furnas and Fogo volcanoes (Sao Miguel Island, Azores archipelago), Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, vol.177, n.n.a., pp. 883-893, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.07.005
