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Anatomy of a fumarole field: drone remote-sensing and petrological approaches reveal the degassing and alteration structure at La Fossa cone, Vulcano, Italy
Daniel Müller
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GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Telegrafenberg, Potsdam, Germany
Thomas R. Walter
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Telegrafenberg, Potsdam, Germany
Valentin R. Troll
Department of Earth Sciences, Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Rome, Italy
Jessica Stammeier
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Telegrafenberg, Potsdam, Germany
Andreas Karlsson
Department of Geosciences, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Box 50007, 104 05 Stockholm, Sweden
Erica de Paolo
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 4, 20126 Milan, Italy
Antonino Fabio Pisciotta
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Palermo, Italy
Martin Zimmer
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Telegrafenberg, Potsdam, Germany
Benjamin De Jarnatt
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Telegrafenberg, Potsdam, Germany
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Short summary
We use uncrewed-aerial-system-derived optical and infrared data, mineralogical and geochemical analyses of rock samples, and surface degassing measurements to analyze degassing and hydrothermal alteration at the fumaroles of the La Fossa cone, Vulcano island, Italy. We give a detailed view of associated structures and dynamics, such as local alteration gradients, diffuse active units that significantly contribute to the total activity, or effects of permeability reduction and surface sealing.
We use uncrewed-aerial-system-derived optical and infrared data, mineralogical and geochemical...
