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What does COSPEC stand for?
COSPEC stands for Correlation Spectrometer.
Is there a tool used for measuring sulfur emissions?
Correlation Spectrometers (COSPEC) can be used for measuring sulphur dioxide (SO2) emission rates, and the remote sensing of SO2 gas in the air.
What do you use to measure the amount of sulfur dioxide coming out of a volcano?
You can directly sample gas and analyze it using various chemical tests. You can use an instrument called a correlation spectrometer or COSPEC to measure the gas emissions from a distance. These measurements are usually done from an airplane.
What other tools do volcanologist use to monitor a volcano activity?
Volcanologists use many different kinds of tools including instruments that detect and record earthquakes (seismometers and seismographs) instruments that measure ground deformation (EDM, Leveling, GPS, tilt),instruments that detect and measure volcanic gases (COSPEC),instruments that determine how much lava is moving underground (VLF, EM-31), video and still cameras, infrared cameras and cameras that work remotely. This is by no means a complete list, volcanologists will use whatever tool they can to help them understand volcanoes.
How do you measure a volcano?
Volcanologists use many different kinds of tools including instruments that detect and record earthquakes (seismometers and seismographs) instruments that measure ground deformation (EDM, Leveling, GPS, tilt),instruments that detect and measure volcanic gases (COSPEC),instruments that determine how much lava is moving underground (VLF, EM-31), video and still cameras, infrared cameras and cameras that work remotely. This is by no means a complete list, volcanologists will use whatever tool they can to help them understand volcanoes.
What tools do geologists use for volcanoes?
A seismometer to measure for earthquakes, and a laser micrometer to see if the volcano has gotten bigger (they do that sometimes before they erupt), and a infrared thermometer to check for changes in temperature. These are all used to GUESS or ESTIMATE when a volcano is going to erupt, but there is no actual way (as of yet) to tell for sure.
What intensity scale measures volcanoes?
Volcanic Explosivity IndexYou measure a volcanic eruption by the Volcanic Explosivity Index. The largest eruption in recorded history is the eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815. This eruption measured a 7, or super-colossal, on the VEI. This eruption ejected so much material in the atmosphere that it resulted in the Year Without a Summer in 1816. Lake TobaThe last super volcanic eruption was Lake Toba approximately 73,000 years ago. This eruption is theorized to have caused a worldwide catastrophe.
