TEIDE 2005
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Reducing volcanic risk in Tenerife: an additional bet for the insular sustainable development.
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Abstract
Since 1997, ITER carries out works to improve and optimize the volcanic surveillance in Tenerife, providing a multidisciplinary point of view to the volcanic phenomenon monitoring.
In the framework of this project operate 3 geochemical stations for the volcanic survellaince of Tenerife. Two of these stations are located in San Fernando (Santiago del Teide) and Fuente del Valle (Arona) galleries. They make a continuos monitoring and measure of the chemical and isotopic composition of dissolved gases in subterranean waters by means of a quadrupole mass spectrometer (QMS) as well as an alpha spectrometer, that allow defining an important set of geochemical parameters sensitive to a magmatic reactivation process. The third station is located on the Peak of Teide at 3.550 meters high and it makes a continous monitoring and measure of diffuse gases emissions in the summital area of Teide volcano.
Besides the works of geochemical watch in continous mode, works in discreet mode are developed as well, so that the volcanic surveillance of Tenerife Island can be improved.