Precursory Subsurface 222Rn and 220Rn Degassing Signatures of the 2004 Seismic Crisis at Tenerife, Canary Islands |
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Authors: | Nemesio M Pérez Pedro A Hernández Eleazar Padrón Gladys Melián Rayco Marrero Germán Padilla José Barrancos Dácil Nolasco |
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Institution: | (1) Enviromental Research Division, Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables (ITER), 38611 Granadilla, S/C de Tenerife, Spain |
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Abstract: | Precursory geochemical signatures of radon degassing in the subsurface of the Tenerife Island were observed several months
prior to the recent 2004 seismic-volcanic crisis. These premonitory signatures were detected by means of a continuous monitoring
of 222Rn and 220Rn activity from a bubbling CO2-rich gas spot located at 2.850 m depth inside a horizontal gallery for groundwater exploitation at Tenerife. Multivariate
Regression Analysis (MRA) on time series of the radon activity was applied to eliminate the radon activity fluctuation due
to external variables such as barometric pressure, temperature and relative humidity as well as power supply. Material Failure
Forecast Method (FFM) was successfully applied to forecast the anomalous seismicity registered in Tenerife Island in 2004.
The changes in the 222Rn/220Rn ratio observed after the period of anomalous seismicity might suggest a higher gas flow rate and/or changes in the vertical
permeability induced by seismic activity. |
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Keywords: | Radon thoron Tenerife Island geochemical precursor |
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