ABSTRACTS VOLUME CITIES ON VOLCANOES 5 CONFERENCE Shimabara, Japan November 19-23, 2007 Hosted by Volcanological Society of Japan, The City of Shimabara Co-hosted by International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (IAVCEI) Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo Kyushu Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Nagasaki Prefecture The City of Unzen The City of Minamishimabara Mount Unzen Disaster Memorial Foundation Supported by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) The Commemorative Organization for the Japan World Exposition ('70) Tokyo Geographical Society variation of SO2 flux have been reported at many Monoun was reduced to nearly 40 % of the maximum volcanoes. Recently, a novel method using CCD camera level attained in 2003. At Lake Nyos the CO2-content was sensitive to UV region was newly developed to visualize reduced below the post 1986-events level. However the the distribution of SO2 in volcanic plumes. There are lake still contains 80 % of the CO2 content observed soon several advantages in this SO2 imaging method before launching of degassing operation. Therefore, compared to traditional SO2 flux monitoring methods additional pipes are needed at Lake Nyos in order to using COSPEC or UV spectrometer systems. Since the alleviate potential for another hazardous gas-release SO2 camera can visualize the distribution of SO2 in the given that displaced persons started to resettle on their plume, we can obtain detailed behaviors of SO2 plume ancestral lands. For Lake Monoun, time has come to with high time resolution SO2 flux of second-scale by consider the way to continuously vent out the natural CO2 using time-series images. In this study, we developed a recharge and to remove the CO2 remaining in the observation system using much compact and cheaper bottom-most layers (4-6m). machine-vision CCD cameras. In the previous SO2 visualizing method, two images with different UV wavelength were used to construct a SO2 distribution 12-P-50 image. However, this method could not give us correct images in the condition with clouds and aerosols. Thus, Measurement of SO2 Emission Rate at we developed a new method utilizing 3 wavelength Kuchinoerabujima Volcano images to minimize effect of clouds. In the presentation, we will introduce the new system together with recent Takehiko Mori1, Junichi Hirabayashi2, Kenji Nogami2 observation results at some volcanos. 1. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST / Japan 2. Volcanic Fluid Research Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology / Japan 12-P-49 e-mail: [email protected] <[email protected]> The SO emission rate is measured in active volcanoes Over Two Decades of CO and Conductivity Profiles 2 2 around the world because the SO emission rate Change at Lakes Monoun and Nyos (Cameroon) 2 becomes a important indicator of magmatic activity but 1 1 2 measurements at volcanoes with few volcanic gas Issa Ibrahim , Takeshi Ohba , Minoru Kusakabe , Yutaka 3 4 5 emission are difficult. Kuchinoerabujima volcano which Yoshida , Hiroshi Satake , Tsuyoshi Ohizumi , William C. 6 7 8 located at southern Kyushu of Japan has repeated Evans , George W. Kling , Gregory Tanyileke 1. Volcanic Fluid Research Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology / phreatic explosions at intervals of several decades. Japan However, SO2 emission rates have been not measured 2. Institute for Study of the Earth's Interior, Misasa / Japan because it is difficult to measure at Kuchinoerabujima 3. Yoshida Consulting Engineer Office, Morioka / Japan volcano and there are not many total amounts of volcanic 4. Department of Environmental Biology and Chemistry, University of gas emissions except for the period when the phreatic Toyama / Japan explosion had occurred. In the past several years, 5. Niigata Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental volcanic tremors, the dilatation in the shallow region, and Sciences / Japan an increase of the fumarolic activity are observed in 6. USGS, Menlo Park, California / USA 7. Department of Environmental Biology, University of Michigan / Kuchinoerabujima volcano. These datas had suggested USA an increase of the volcanic activity. Moreover, SO2 was 8. Institute for Geological and Mining Research, Yaounde / Cameroon contained in the volcanic gas sampled at the west and the e-mail: [email protected] south area of Shindake crater on February, 2005 and was contained at all areas on September, 2006. These facts Passive CO2-degassing appears to be an ubiquitous suggest an increase of the magma activity. In recent feature of Cameroon Volcanic Line (CVL) which hosts years, the measurement instrument of SO2 emission several crater lakes. Among them Lakes Nyos and rates was miniaturized and the flexibility of an instrument Monoun are infamously known as “Killer lakes” over past has improved. A new measurement instrument (e.g. two decades. Outburst of magmatic-CO2 that COMPUSS in Japan) enabled SO2 emission rate accumulated in their bottom waters killed close to 1800 measurement in Kuchinoerabujima volcano. In December people and made thousands of refugees in mid-1980s. 2006, we began to measure the SO2 emission rate, and High CO2-buildup rate observed after the gas-outbursts SO2 emission rates recorded about 40 ton/day. After 1st alarmed that the lakes were steadily returning to measurement, we are measuring at intervals of about pre-eruption status. This situation urged scientists to warn three months. We will present the result of SO2 emission the recurrence of another catastrophe and they strongly rates, which measured at Kuchinoerabujima volcano, and recommended artificial degassing of the lakes. discuss about the measurement problem of the SO2 Geochemical monitoring of the lakes over 20 years emission rate which became known by these indicates that greatest changes in temperature, electric measurements. conductivity and CO2 concentration occurred in the first 10 years at Lake Monoun and the first 2 years at Lake Nyos. Then the changes progressively slowed over time 12-P-51 during the pre-degassing period. Under the Nyos and Monoun Degassing Project (NMDP), hazard-mitigation Monitoring of the Spring Waters and Geochemistry efforts started at Nyos and Monoun in 2001 and 2003 of Ashes Leachates During the Eruptive Crisis (2006) respectively using one degassing-pipe at each lake. In of the Ubinas Volcano, Peru. 2006, two more pipes were added at Lake Monoun. After degassing operations started, noticeable changes to Vicentina Cruz1, Jean Paul Toutain2, Pablo Masias1 water column were observed. January-2007 1. Instituto Geologico Minero y Metalurgico / Peru measurement indicates that the CO2-content at Lake 2. Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, CNRS, Laboratoire des Mécanismes et Transferts en Géologie / France dissipated and/or the strain field reversed. Unusually e-mail: [email protected] strong spring outflows occurred at Montagne Pelee (1902) and Huila (2007), forming dangerous lahars. Ubinas (16° 22 ' S; 70° 54 ' W, 5672 m.a.s.l.) is the most Strong outflow at Unzen (1792) preceded sector collapse. historically active volcano in southern Peru. Because of Sometimes, as at Pelee, Raoul Is. (1964), Tokachi (1962) its high VEI and to the occurrence of a 6 km-distant 5000 and Pinatubo (1991), outflow is hot and acidic, though inhabitants village, Ubinas is considered as the highest generally it is not. These and many other reported priority for volcano monitoring in southern Peru.We groundwater changes occur within hours-weeks, not initiated in 1999 a geochemical monitoring program, with years, and are thus mechanically rather than thermally regular sampling and chemical analysis of two 6 induced. km-distant thermal waters located along a N40-50W Water well and spring monitoring is an inexpensive trending regional fault. Time-series show chemical 2+ - - proxy for high precision volumetric strain monitoring changes of rising temperature, pH, SO4 , Cl , HCO3 and where the latter is not yet possible, and it is a good way to SO4/Cl ratios with 3 main trends: 1) a general decrease of engage residents in monitoring of their own volcano. the S/Cl ratio prior the magmatic unrest, 2) an increase of this ratio during the crisis indicating that new undegassed magma has been injected, and 3) some limited changes 12-P-53 in Fria spring following the Mw=8.4, 2001, 23 June earthquake, probably resulting from permeability increase Monitoring of Sulfur Dioxide Flux from Asama due to ground shaking of the N40-50W fault that Volcano, Japan temporarily enhanced fluid migration.Leaching of four ash samples allows to investigate S, halogens and trace Kohei Kazahaya1, Michiko Ohwada1, Toshiya Mori2, metal composition of plume gases. We assume here that Jun-ichi Hirabayashi3, Hitoshi Yamasato4, Makoto ash particles scavenge volatile elements from the plume Miyashita4, Yoshihiro Ueda4, Shin'ya Onizawa1, Takehiko and therefore may be used as a proxy for plume Mori1, Tomoaki Shuto2, Hiroaki Kagesawa2 composition. HPLC and ICP-MS allowed to measure 2+ - - anions (SO4 , Cl and F ) and 53 metallic trace elements, 1. Geol. Surv Japan, AIST / Japan respectively, and typical Cl/S and Cl/F ratios and 2. Labo Earthquake Chem. Univ. Tokyo / Japan enrichment factors (EF) were calculated. Results indicate 3. Volcano. Fluid Res. Center, Tokyo Inst. Tech. / Japan considerable temporal changes of both the Cl/S and Cl/F 4. Japan Meteor. Agency / Japan ratios and the EF with time. The too low number of e-mail: [email protected] samples to not allow to track chemical changes of the plume in time and to deconvoluate potential processes Asama volcano is characterized as a continuous (magmatic feeding, changing contribution of sedimentary degassing volcano, which emits SO2 varying 100-1000 t/d sulfates, interaction in plume, meteorological factors). (as of 2003) since emission rate has started to be These results evidence that springwaters and ash observed in 1972. Asama volcano has erupted in 1973 leachates are usable for monitoring of degassing at and 1983 before the latest activity started in September Ubinas if high frequency sampling is performed.