[1] This paper presents the global project Network for Observation of Volcanic and Atmospheric Change (NOVAC), the aim of which is automatic gas emission monitoring at active volcanoes worldwide. Data from the network will be used primarily for volcanic risk assessment but also for geophysical research, studies of atmospheric change, and ground validation of satellite instruments. A novel type of instrument, the scanning miniaturized differential optical absorption spectroscopy (Mini-DOAS) instrument, is applied in the network to measure volcanic gas emissions by UV absorption spectroscopy. The instrument is set up 5-10 km downwind of the volcano under study, and typically two to four instruments are deployed at each volcano in order to cover different wind directions and to facilitate measurements of plume height and plume direction. Two different versions of the instrument have been developed. Version I was designed to be a robust and simple instrument for measurement of volcanic SO 2 emissions at high time resolution with minimal power consumption. Version II was designed to allow the best possible spectroscopy and enhanced flexibility in regard to measurement geometry at the cost of larger complexity, power consumption, and price. In this paper the project is described, as well as the developed software, the hardware of the two instrument versions, measurement strategies, data communication, and archiving routines. As of April 2009 a total of 46 instruments have been installed at 18 volcanoes worldwide. As a typical example, the installation at Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador is described, together with some results from the first 21 months of operation at this volcano.
A new sensitive competitive ligand exchange‐adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetric (CLE‐ACSV) method for the determination of iron speciation in seawater has been developed using the iron binding ligand TAC 2‐(2‐thiazolylazo)‐p‐cresol. An earlier method for determining iron using TAC [1] was reexamined and optimized for measurements in seawater at pH 8.0. The sensitivity was improved by employing a fast (10.12 V/s) linear sweep scan waveform. The detection limit (3σ of blank) is 0.10 nM after an adsorption time of 300 s; the detection limit can be lowered, however, by using a longer deposition time or for the determination of total iron, by increasing the pH to 8.5. This method was applied to samples from Swedish coastal waters and the results indicate the possible efflux of iron binding ligands from sediments in coastal waters.
Abstract. The Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA) has presented severe pollution problems for many years. There are several point and mobile emission sources inside and outside the MCMA which are known to affect air quality in the area. In particular, speculation has risen as to whether the Tula industrial complex, located 60 km northwest of the MCMA has any influence on high SO 2 levels occurring on the northern part of the city, in the winter season mainly. As part of the MILAGRO Field Campaign, from 24 March to 17 April 2006, the differential vertical columns of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) were measured during plume transects in the neighborhood of the Tula industrial complex using mobile mini-DOAS instruments. Vertical profiles of wind speed and direction obtained from pilot balloons and radiosondes were used to calculate SO 2 and NO 2 emissions. According to our measurements, calculated average emissions of SO 2 and NO 2 during the field campaign were 384±103 and 24±7 tons day −1 , respectively. The standard deviation of these estimations is due to actual variations in the observed emissions from the refinery and power plant, as well as to the uncertainty in the wind fields at the exact time of the measurements. Reported values in recent inventories were found to be in good agreement with calculated emissions during the field campaign. Our measurements were also found to be in good agreement with simulated plumes.
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