Rincón de la Vieja Volcano Daily Gas Emissions from May 2023 to May 2024

Daily volcanic gas emissions from Costa Rica's Rincón de la Vieja volcano include tons of SO2, CO2, and H2S molar ratios. Measurements from May 2023 to May 2024 were collected by permanently installed DOAS and Multi-GAS instruments operated by OVSICORI-UNA. A data gap between December 2023 and March 2024 resulted from a malfunction of the Multi-GAS instrument's SO2 sensor.

Use Cases

• Model volcanic degassing dynamics based on daily SO2 flux measurements.
• Analyze temporal trends in CO2/SO2 and H2S/SO2 molar ratios for eruption forecasting.
• Study the impact of sensor malfunction on data continuity and uncertainty propagation.
• Correlate gas emission data with other geophysical monitoring signals from the same volcano.

Strengths

• Daily measurements over a one-year period from May 2023 to May 2024.
• Includes multiple gas species (SO2, CO2, H2S) and their molar ratios with propagated uncertainties.
• Data sourced from permanently installed, specialized instruments (DOAS and Multi-GAS) within an official monitoring network.

Limitations

• A significant data gap exists between December 2023 and March 2024 due to sensor malfunction.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OVSICORI-UNA monitoring network.

Collection Method

Permanently installed scanning Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS) and Multi-GAS instruments.

Time Range

May 2023 to May 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-20 04:11:48; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Rincón de la Vieja volcano, Costa Rica.