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Isotopic composition of rain- and groundwater at Mt. Vesuvius: environmental and volcanological implications
Language
English
Obiettivo Specifico
4V. Vulcani e ambiente
Status
Published
JCR Journal
JCR Journal
Peer review journal
Yes
Title of the book
Issue/vol(year)
/72(2014)
ISSN
1866-6280
Electronic ISSN
1866-6299
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Pages (printed)
2009-2018
Issued date
September 2014
Abstract
The present work reports on the isotopic characterization
of rainfall and groundwater at Mt. Vesuvius.
Values of d18O, monthly measured on rain samples collected
during the period 2002–2004 in a rain-gauge network
composed of 10 stations, were compared with
meteorological and DEM data. Air temperature, controlled
by the local orographic structure, was identified as the main
factor influencing rain isotopic composition. Another
important role is played by orographic clouds, whose
condensation over the top of Mt. Vesuvius is responsible
for anomalously high d18O values recorded in rain samples
from the summit area of the volcanic edifice. A spatial
model of rain isotopic composition, based on a 3D distribution
of temperature derived by a 1 9 1 km DEM, was
implemented and used for calculating the theoretical isotopic
signature of seepage, further compared with data
measured in the groundwater monitoring network. The
analysis evidenced the role of local meteoric recharge as
the main source feeding Mt. Vesuvius aquifers. The unique
exception is the Olivella drainage gallery, located on the
north-eastern flank of the volcanic edifice, whose isotopic
composition is slightly more positive than the one expected
for its altitude, likely caused by both evaporation processes
and mixing with condensed hydrothermal vapor.
of rainfall and groundwater at Mt. Vesuvius.
Values of d18O, monthly measured on rain samples collected
during the period 2002–2004 in a rain-gauge network
composed of 10 stations, were compared with
meteorological and DEM data. Air temperature, controlled
by the local orographic structure, was identified as the main
factor influencing rain isotopic composition. Another
important role is played by orographic clouds, whose
condensation over the top of Mt. Vesuvius is responsible
for anomalously high d18O values recorded in rain samples
from the summit area of the volcanic edifice. A spatial
model of rain isotopic composition, based on a 3D distribution
of temperature derived by a 1 9 1 km DEM, was
implemented and used for calculating the theoretical isotopic
signature of seepage, further compared with data
measured in the groundwater monitoring network. The
analysis evidenced the role of local meteoric recharge as
the main source feeding Mt. Vesuvius aquifers. The unique
exception is the Olivella drainage gallery, located on the
north-eastern flank of the volcanic edifice, whose isotopic
composition is slightly more positive than the one expected
for its altitude, likely caused by both evaporation processes
and mixing with condensed hydrothermal vapor.
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Diffuse degassing of carbon dioxide at Somma–Vesuvius
volcanic complex (Southern Italy) and its relation with regional
tectonics. J Volcanol Geotherm Res 133:55–79
Aiuppa A, Bellomo S, Brusca L, D’Alessandro W, Di Paola R, Longo
M (2006) Major-ion bulk deposition around an active volcano
(Mt. Etna, Italy). Bull Volcanol 68:255–265. doi:10.1007/
s00445-005-0005-x
Bellomo S, D’Alessandro W, Longo M (2003) Volcanogenic fluorine
in rainwater around active degassing volcanoes: Mt. Etna and
Stromboli Island, Italy. Sci Total Environ 301:175–185
Caliro S, Chiodini G, Avino R, Minopoli C, Bocchino B (2011) Long
time-series of chemical and isotopic compositions of Vesuvius
fumaroles: evidence for deep and shallow processes. Ann
Geophys Italy 54(2). doi:10.4401/ag-5034
Capasso G, Dongarra´ G, Favara R, Francofonte S, Hauser S (1993)
Composition of bulk precipitation on Island of Vulcano (Aeolian
I. Italy). Naturalista Siciliano Serie IV 17(1–2):33–43
Cioni R, Marianelli P, Santacroce R (1998) Thermal and compositional
evolution of the shallow magma chambers of Vesuvius:
evidence from pyroxene phenocrysts and melt inclusions.
J Geophys Res 103:18277–18294. doi:10.1029/98JB01124
D’Alessandro W, Federico C, Longo M, Parello F (2004) Oxygen
isotope composition of natural waters in the Mt. Etna area.
J Hydrol 296:282–299
Durbinan CS, Henderson-Sellers DA (1981) Meteorological importance
of the volcanic activity of Mount Etna. Weather
36(10):284–313
Edmonds M, Oppenheimer C, Pyle DM, Herd RA (2003) Rainwater
and ash leachate analysis as proxies for plume chemistry at
Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat. In: Oppenheimer C, Pyle
DM, Barclay J (eds) Volcanic degassing. Geological Society,
London, pp 203–218
Federico C, Aiuppa A, Allard P, Bellomo S, Jean-Baptiste P, Parello
F, Valenza M (2002) Magma-derived gas influx and water-rock
interactions in the volcanic aquifer of Mt. Vesuvius, Italy.
Geochim Cosmochim Acta 66(6):963–981
Federico C, Aiuppa A, Favara R, Gurrieri S, Valenza M (2004)
Geochemical monitoring of groundwaters (1998–2001) at Vesuvius
volcano (Italy). J Volcanol Geotherm Res 133:81–104Finch RH (1930) Rainfalls accompanying explosive eruptions of
volcanoes. Am J Sci 19(110):147–150. doi:10.2475/ajs.s5-19.
110.147
Frondini F, Chiodini G, Caliro S, Cardellini C, Granieri D, Ventura G
(2004) Diffuse CO2 degassing at Vesuvio, Italy. Bull Volcanol
66:642–651. doi:10.1007/s00445-004-0346-x
Isono K, Komabayaji M, Ono A (1959) Volcanoes as a source of
atmospheric ice nuclei. Nature 183:317–318
Johnston VE, Borsato A, Spo¨tl C, Frisia S, Miorandi R (2013) Stable
isotopes in caves over altitudinal gradients: fractionation behaviour
and inferences for speleothem sensitivity to climate change.
Clim Past 9:99–118. doi:10.5194/cp-9-99-2013
Kawaratani RK, Fujita SI (1990) Wet deposition of volcanic gases
and ash in the vicinity of Mount Sakurajima. Atmos Environ
24A(6):1487–1492
Liotta M, Brusca L, Grassa F, Inguaggiato S, Longo M, Madonia P
(2006a) Geochemistry of rainfall at Stromboli volcano (Aeolian
Islands): isotopic composition and plume-rain interaction. Geochem
Geophys Geosyst. doi:10.1029/2006GC001288
Liotta M, Favara R, Valenza M (2006b) Isotopic composition of the
precipitations in the central Mediterranean: origin marks and
orographic precipitation effects. J Geophys Res 111. doi:10.
1029/2005JD006818
Longinelli A, Selmo E (2003) Isotopic composition of precipitation in
Italy: a first overall map. J Hydrol 270:75–88
Madonia P, Liotta M (2010) Chemical composition of precipitation at
Mt. Vesuvius and Vulcano Island, Italy: volcanological and
environmental implications. Environ Earth Sci 61:159–171.
doi:10.1007/s12665-009-0333-9
Madonia P, D’Aleo R, Di Maggio C, Favara R, Hartwig A (2013) The
use of shallow dripwater as an isotopic marker of seepage in
karst areas: a comparison between Western Sicily (Italy) and the
Harz Mountains (Germany). Appl Geochem 34:231–239. doi:10.
1016/j.apgeochem.2013.04.006
Santacroce R, Cioni R, Civetta L, Marianelli P, Metrich N (1994)
How Vesuvius works. Atti Conveg Lincei 112:185–196
Diffuse degassing of carbon dioxide at Somma–Vesuvius
volcanic complex (Southern Italy) and its relation with regional
tectonics. J Volcanol Geotherm Res 133:55–79
Aiuppa A, Bellomo S, Brusca L, D’Alessandro W, Di Paola R, Longo
M (2006) Major-ion bulk deposition around an active volcano
(Mt. Etna, Italy). Bull Volcanol 68:255–265. doi:10.1007/
s00445-005-0005-x
Bellomo S, D’Alessandro W, Longo M (2003) Volcanogenic fluorine
in rainwater around active degassing volcanoes: Mt. Etna and
Stromboli Island, Italy. Sci Total Environ 301:175–185
Caliro S, Chiodini G, Avino R, Minopoli C, Bocchino B (2011) Long
time-series of chemical and isotopic compositions of Vesuvius
fumaroles: evidence for deep and shallow processes. Ann
Geophys Italy 54(2). doi:10.4401/ag-5034
Capasso G, Dongarra´ G, Favara R, Francofonte S, Hauser S (1993)
Composition of bulk precipitation on Island of Vulcano (Aeolian
I. Italy). Naturalista Siciliano Serie IV 17(1–2):33–43
Cioni R, Marianelli P, Santacroce R (1998) Thermal and compositional
evolution of the shallow magma chambers of Vesuvius:
evidence from pyroxene phenocrysts and melt inclusions.
J Geophys Res 103:18277–18294. doi:10.1029/98JB01124
D’Alessandro W, Federico C, Longo M, Parello F (2004) Oxygen
isotope composition of natural waters in the Mt. Etna area.
J Hydrol 296:282–299
Durbinan CS, Henderson-Sellers DA (1981) Meteorological importance
of the volcanic activity of Mount Etna. Weather
36(10):284–313
Edmonds M, Oppenheimer C, Pyle DM, Herd RA (2003) Rainwater
and ash leachate analysis as proxies for plume chemistry at
Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat. In: Oppenheimer C, Pyle
DM, Barclay J (eds) Volcanic degassing. Geological Society,
London, pp 203–218
Federico C, Aiuppa A, Allard P, Bellomo S, Jean-Baptiste P, Parello
F, Valenza M (2002) Magma-derived gas influx and water-rock
interactions in the volcanic aquifer of Mt. Vesuvius, Italy.
Geochim Cosmochim Acta 66(6):963–981
Federico C, Aiuppa A, Favara R, Gurrieri S, Valenza M (2004)
Geochemical monitoring of groundwaters (1998–2001) at Vesuvius
volcano (Italy). J Volcanol Geotherm Res 133:81–104Finch RH (1930) Rainfalls accompanying explosive eruptions of
volcanoes. Am J Sci 19(110):147–150. doi:10.2475/ajs.s5-19.
110.147
Frondini F, Chiodini G, Caliro S, Cardellini C, Granieri D, Ventura G
(2004) Diffuse CO2 degassing at Vesuvio, Italy. Bull Volcanol
66:642–651. doi:10.1007/s00445-004-0346-x
Isono K, Komabayaji M, Ono A (1959) Volcanoes as a source of
atmospheric ice nuclei. Nature 183:317–318
Johnston VE, Borsato A, Spo¨tl C, Frisia S, Miorandi R (2013) Stable
isotopes in caves over altitudinal gradients: fractionation behaviour
and inferences for speleothem sensitivity to climate change.
Clim Past 9:99–118. doi:10.5194/cp-9-99-2013
Kawaratani RK, Fujita SI (1990) Wet deposition of volcanic gases
and ash in the vicinity of Mount Sakurajima. Atmos Environ
24A(6):1487–1492
Liotta M, Brusca L, Grassa F, Inguaggiato S, Longo M, Madonia P
(2006a) Geochemistry of rainfall at Stromboli volcano (Aeolian
Islands): isotopic composition and plume-rain interaction. Geochem
Geophys Geosyst. doi:10.1029/2006GC001288
Liotta M, Favara R, Valenza M (2006b) Isotopic composition of the
precipitations in the central Mediterranean: origin marks and
orographic precipitation effects. J Geophys Res 111. doi:10.
1029/2005JD006818
Longinelli A, Selmo E (2003) Isotopic composition of precipitation in
Italy: a first overall map. J Hydrol 270:75–88
Madonia P, Liotta M (2010) Chemical composition of precipitation at
Mt. Vesuvius and Vulcano Island, Italy: volcanological and
environmental implications. Environ Earth Sci 61:159–171.
doi:10.1007/s12665-009-0333-9
Madonia P, D’Aleo R, Di Maggio C, Favara R, Hartwig A (2013) The
use of shallow dripwater as an isotopic marker of seepage in
karst areas: a comparison between Western Sicily (Italy) and the
Harz Mountains (Germany). Appl Geochem 34:231–239. doi:10.
1016/j.apgeochem.2013.04.006
Santacroce R, Cioni R, Civetta L, Marianelli P, Metrich N (1994)
How Vesuvius works. Atti Conveg Lincei 112:185–196
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