SO2 and BrO emissions of Masaya volcano from 2014 to 2020 [Research Data

Abstract

EXCERPT FROM ABSTRACT: Masaya (Nicaragua, 12.0°N, 86.2°W; 635m a.s.l.) is one of the few volcanoes hosting a lava lake, today. This study has two foci: (1) discussing the state of the art of long-term SO2 emission flux monitoring with the example of Masaya and (2) the provision and discussion of a continuous data set on volcanic gas data with a large temporal coverage, which is a major extension of the empirical database for studies in volcanology as well as atmospheric bromine chemistry. We present time series of SO2 emission fluxes and BrO/SO2 molar ratios in the gas plume of Masaya from March 2014 to March 2020.