Copahue

Copahue
Copahue
Elevation	2997 m
Latitude	37° 51′ 0″ S
Longitude	71° 10′ 0″ W

Copahue is a stratovolcano along the Chile-Argentina border.

Eruptions

22 December 2012

OVDAS-SERNAGEOMIN reported increased seismicity at Copahue on 22 December. The plumes rose 1-1.5 km above the crater and were observed in satellite imagery drifting 400 km SE.

The first IASI orbit that detects SO2 is on 22 December 2013 at 13 UTC. The SO2 mass load have a maximum values of 0.7 Tg in the IASI maps during the 23 December 11 UTC orbit.

IASI SO₂ amount and altitude retrieved following Carboni et al 2012. ^[1] *Credit: Dr Elisa Carboni*
22 December morning	22 December afternoon
23 December morning	23 December afternoon

References

↑ Carboni, E., R.G. Grainger, J.C. Walker, A. Dudhia and R. Siddans, A new scheme for sulphur dioxide retrieval from IASI measurements: application to the Eyjafjallajökull eruption of April and May 2010, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 12, 11417—11434, 2012. (ACP)

[1] Carboni, E., R.G. Grainger, J.C. Walker, A. Dudhia and R. Siddans, A new scheme for sulphur dioxide retrieval from IASI measurements: application to the Eyjafjallajökull eruption of April and May 2010, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 12, 11417—11434, 2012. (ACP)

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Copahue

Eruptions

22 December 2012

References

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