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Table 2 Reported H2S emission rates from volcanoes

From: Volcanic plume measurements using a UAV for the 2014 Mt. Ontake eruption

Volcano

Period

H2S flux (t/d)

Major sulfurc

Methodd

References

Mt. Baker

1975, 2000

5.5–112

H2S

C. D.

Radke et al. (1976), McGee et al. (2001)

Mt. St. Helens (phreatic period)

March–May 1980

2.6–43

H2S

C. D.

Hobbs et al. (1982)

Mt. St. Helens (IE & Pa)

May–June 1980

260–8600

H2S

C. D.

Hobbs et al. (1982)

Mt. St. Helens (PEb)

June 1980–June 1981

1.7–864

SO2

C. D.

Hobbs et al. (1982)

Mt. St. Helens (PEb)

September 1980

65

SO2

Ratio

Bandy et al. (1982)

White Island

2004, 2005, 2006

2–19

SO2

C. D.

Werner et al. (2008)

Redoubt

2009, 2010

1–1230

SO2

C. D.

Werner et al. (2013)

Redoubt

1997, 2000, 2001 2005

0–1

SO2

C. D.

Doukas and McGee (2007)

Spurr

2004

0.2–3

H2S

C. D.

Doukas and McGee (2007)

Spurr

2005, 2006

0–6.7

SO2

C. D.

Doukas and McGee (2007)

Iliamna

2001–2005

0–4

SO2

C. D.

Doukas and McGee (2007)

Augustine

2002–2006

0–8.2

SO2

C. D.

Doukas and McGee (2007)

Fourpeaked

2006

27–140

SO2

C. D.

Doukas and McGee (2007)

Mageik

2004

69

H2S

C. D.

Doukas and McGee (2007)

Martin

2002, 2004

0–43

SO2

C. D.

Doukas and McGee (2007)

Etna

1978, 1979

1–10

SO2

C. D.

Jaeschke et al. (1982)

Etna

2003

50

SO2

Ratio

Aiuppa et al. (2005a, b)

Stromboli

2003

8

SO2

Ratio

Aiuppa et al. (2005a, b)

Vulcano

2003

6

SO2

Ratio

Aiuppa et al. (2005a, b)

Bromo

2014

17–25

SO2

Ratio

Aiuppa et al. (2015)

La Soufriere

2006, 2012

1–3.8

H2S

C. D.

Allard et al. (2014)

Mt. Ontake

Oct. & Nov. 2014

710–800

H2S

Ratio

This study

Mt. Ontake

Jun. 2015

<110

H2S

Ratio

This study

  1. aIE&P: Intra-eruptive and paroxysmal periods
  2. bPE: Post-eruptive period
  3. cMajor Sulfur: Major sulfur species in volcanic plume
  4. dMethod: Methods for H2S flux measurement. C. D.: concentration distribution by profiling; Ratio: combination SO2 flux and SO2/H2S ratio