Experimental studies of anomalous radon activity in the Tlamacas Mountain, Popocatepetl Volcano area, Mexico: new tools to study lithosphere-atmosphere coupling for forecasting
Por:
Kotsarenko A., Grimalsky V., Yutsis V., Osuna, AGB, Koshevaya S., Enriquez, HRP, Beltran, GU, Abeyro, JALC, Gonzales C.V.
Publicada:
1 ene 2012
Categoría:
Geophysics
Resumen:
This study presents and discusses the results of soil radon monitoring at three different volcano sites and one reference site, from December 2007 to January 2009. This relates to the activity of the Popocatepetl Volcano and a radon survey and gamma-ray spectrometry in the area between Paso de Cortes and Tlamacas Mountain, and in the adjacent regions. The results are applied to the aspects of atmosphere electricity and lithosphere-atmosphere coupling in relation to the forecasting of volcano and earthquake activity. The monitoring of radon release reveals a decrease in radon concentration (down to total suppression) with approaching moderate volcanic eruptions. The behavior of the radon activity at the Tlamacas site is more apparent, compared to other observational sites. The average level of radon release observed at the Tlamacas site is much higher, with some characteristic variations. Both the radon survey and gamma-ray spectrometry indicate intensive diffusion radon emission locali
Filiaciones:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Ctr Geociencias, Queretaro, Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geofis, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (UAEM), CIICAp, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), Facultad de Ciencias de la Tierra, Nuevo León, Mexico
All Open Access; Gold
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