Coseismic changes in the chemical composition of volcanic gases from the Owakudani geothermal area on Hakone volcano,Japan |
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| Authors: | Takeshi Ohba Yasushi Daita Takeshi Sawa Noriyasu Taira Yusuke Kakuage |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokai University, 4-1-1 Kitakaname, Hiratsuka Kanagawa, 259-1292, Japan;(2) Volcanic Fluid Research Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro Tokyo, 152-8551, Japan;(3) Hot Springs Research Institute of Kanagawa Prefecture, 586 Iriuda, Odawara Kanagawa, 250-0031, Japan |
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| Abstract: | The chemical and isotopic compositions of volcanic gases at a borehole and a natural fumarole in the Owakudani geothermal area, Hakone volcano, Japan, have been repeatedly measured since 2001, when a seismic swarm occurred in the area. The CO2/H2O and CO2/H2S ratios were high in 2001. It increased in 2006 and again in 2008 when seismic swarms occurred beneath the geothermal area. The observed increases suggest the injection of CO2- and SO2-rich magmatic gas into the underlying hydrothermal reservoir, implying that the magmatic gas was episodically supplied to the hydrothermal system in 2006 and 2008. The earthquake swarms probably resulted from the injection of gas through the shallow crust accompanying the break of the sealing zone. |
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