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  <dc:contributor>M.P. Doukas</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>R. G. McGimsey</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>C.A. Neal</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>R.L. Wessels</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>K.A. McGee</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2008</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Airborne surveillance of gas emissions from Augustine for SO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt;, CO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;and H&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt;S showed no evidence of anomalous degassing from 1990 through May 2005. By December 20, 2005, Augustine was degassing 660 td&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;of SO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt;, and ten times that by January 4, 2006. The highest SO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;emission rate measured during the 2006 eruption was 8650 td&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(March 1); for CO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt;, 13000 td&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(March 9), and H&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt;S, 8 td&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(January 19). Thirty‐four SO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt;measurements were made from December 2005 through 2006, with 9 each for CO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;and H&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt;S. Augustine released 1 × 10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;6&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;tonnes of CO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;to the atmosphere during 2006, a level similar to the output of a medium‐sized natural gas‐fired power plant, and thus was not a significant contributor of greenhouse gas to the atmosphere compared to anthropogenic sources. Augustine released about 5 × 10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;tonnes of SO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;during 2006, similar to that released in 1976 and 1986.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.1029/2007GL032301</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>AGU</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Atmospheric contribution of gas emissions from Augustine volcano, Alaska during the 2006 eruption</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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