La actividad de los volcanes de la Cordillera Central, Costa rica, entre 1998-2002
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Mora Amador, Raúl Alberto
Ramírez Umaña, Carlos José
Fernández Arce, Mario Enrique
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La actividad de los volcanes Poás, Barva, Irazú y Turrialba, de la Cordillera Volcánica Central, ha sido rutinariamente vigilada, incluyendo observaciones sismológicas, visuales y de campo, tales como ascenso de nubes de gases, temperaturas y pH de fumarolas, lagunas y fuentes termales. Los resultados evidencian una anomalía térmica y química en el sector noreste del cráter activo y alta sismicidad en el sistema de fallas del Poás. La actividad volcánica del Irazú y del Turrialba se ha mantenido estable con solfaratas con temperaturas e 80° C y 90°C a excepción de un nuevo punto de emisión de gases con temperatura superior a los 90° C en el volcán Turrialba y esporádicos eventos sísmicos posiblemente asociados con el fallamiento activo. El Barva es un volcán dormido.
The activity of Poás, Barva, Irazú, and Turrialba volcanoes, of the Central Volcanic Range, hasbeen routinely monitored. Monitoring involves seismological, visual, and field observations, such us gas clouds,temperatures and pH from fumaroles, lakes and hot springs and water. The results confirm a chemical and ther-mal anomaly at the northeast side of the main crater and a high seismic activity in the fault system of Poás. Thevolcanic activity at Irazú and Turrialba has been of fumaroles with temperatures of 80 - 90° C (but one point inTurrialba with T > 90º C), and sporadic seismic events, probably associated with active faulting. Barva is a dor-mant volcano.
The activity of Poás, Barva, Irazú, and Turrialba volcanoes, of the Central Volcanic Range, hasbeen routinely monitored. Monitoring involves seismological, visual, and field observations, such us gas clouds,temperatures and pH from fumaroles, lakes and hot springs and water. The results confirm a chemical and ther-mal anomaly at the northeast side of the main crater and a high seismic activity in the fault system of Poás. Thevolcanic activity at Irazú and Turrialba has been of fumaroles with temperatures of 80 - 90° C (but one point inTurrialba with T > 90º C), and sporadic seismic events, probably associated with active faulting. Barva is a dor-mant volcano.
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CORDILLERA VOLCÁNICA CENTRAL, MONITOREO VOLCÁNICO, SISMICIDAD VOLCÁNICA, FUMAROLAS, ANOMALÍA TÉRMICA, LAGUNAS CRATÉRICAS, FUENTES TERMALES, CENTRAL VOLCANIC RANGE, VOLCANIC MONITORING, VOLCANIC SEISMICITY, FUMAROLES, THERMAL ANOMALY, CRATER LAKES, HOT SPRINGS