Scientists collect volcanic gas data using a Fourier Transform Infrared spectrometer (FTIR)
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Detailed Description
Scientists collect volcanic gas data using a Fourier Transform Infrared spectrometer (FTIR). During the Kamoamoa eruption, sulfur dioxide emission rates from Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone reached the highest levels since the episodes of high-fountaining at Pu‘u‘ō‘ō (1983–1986) with an average rate of 8,500 tonnes per day and a peak value of 11,000 tonnes per day. USGS photo taken by J. Sutton on March 6, 2011.
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