Carbon dioxide is a key gas to monitor at volcanoes because its concentration and isotopic signature can indicate changes to magma supply and degassing behavior prior to eruptions, yet carbon isotopic fluctuations at volcanic summits are not well constrained. Here we present δ13C results measured from plume samples collected at Stromboli volcano, Italy, by Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS). We found contrasting volcanic δ13C signatures in 2018 during quiescence (−0.36 ± 0.59‰) versus 10 days before the 3 July 2019 paroxysm (−5.01 ± 0.56‰). Prior to the eruption, an influx of CO2-rich magma began degassing at deep levels (∼100 MPa) in an open-system fashion, causing strong isotopic fractionation and maintaining high CO2/St ratios in the gas. This influx occurred between 10 days and several months prior to the event, meaning that isotopic changes in the gas could be detected weeks to months before unrest.

D'Arcy F., Aiuppa A., Grassa F., Rizzo A.L., Stix J. (2024). Large Isotopic Shift in Volcanic Plume CO2 Prior to a Basaltic Paroxysmal Explosion. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 51(15) [10.1029/2023GL107474].

Large Isotopic Shift in Volcanic Plume CO2 Prior to a Basaltic Paroxysmal Explosion

Aiuppa A.;Grassa F.;
2024-01-01

Abstract

Carbon dioxide is a key gas to monitor at volcanoes because its concentration and isotopic signature can indicate changes to magma supply and degassing behavior prior to eruptions, yet carbon isotopic fluctuations at volcanic summits are not well constrained. Here we present δ13C results measured from plume samples collected at Stromboli volcano, Italy, by Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS). We found contrasting volcanic δ13C signatures in 2018 during quiescence (−0.36 ± 0.59‰) versus 10 days before the 3 July 2019 paroxysm (−5.01 ± 0.56‰). Prior to the eruption, an influx of CO2-rich magma began degassing at deep levels (∼100 MPa) in an open-system fashion, causing strong isotopic fractionation and maintaining high CO2/St ratios in the gas. This influx occurred between 10 days and several months prior to the event, meaning that isotopic changes in the gas could be detected weeks to months before unrest.
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D'Arcy F., Aiuppa A., Grassa F., Rizzo A.L., Stix J. (2024). Large Isotopic Shift in Volcanic Plume CO2 Prior to a Basaltic Paroxysmal Explosion. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 51(15) [10.1029/2023GL107474].
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