Poás Volcano

This multidisciplinary study of Costa Rica's highly active Poás Volcano analyses its volcanological, petrological and geochemical features, reports on efforts to monitor its activity, and traces its impact on local communities, agriculture, and industry.

A multidisciplinary description of Poás Volcano and its role in the society of a developing country in Central America

Up-to-date report on the geochemical and geophysical monitoring of the volcano

Photos and detailed description of the 2009 volcanic crisis after the Chichona earthquake

Inhalt
1.Overview of the tectonics and geodynamics of Costa Rica.- 2. Geochemical and geochronological characterisation of the Poas stratovolcano stratigraphy.- 3.The extraordinary sulfur volcanism of Poás from 1828 to 2018.- 4.Coseismic landslide susceptibility analysis using LiDAR data PGA attenuation and GIS: The case of Poás volcano, Costa Rica, Central America.- 5. Seismicity Of Poás Volcano, Costa Rica.- 6.Diffuse CO2 degassing and thermal energy release from Poás volcano, Costa Rica.- 7. Behaviour of polythionates in the acid lake of Poás volcano: Insights into changes in the magmatic-hydrothermal regime and subaqueous input of volatiles.- 8.Geophysical and geochemical precursors to changes in activity at Poás volcano.- 9.39 years of geochemical monitoring of Laguna Caliente crater lake, Poás:Patterns from the past as keys for the future.- 10.The last eighteen years (1998-2014) of fumarolic degassing at the Poás volcano (Costa Rica) and renewal activity.- 11.Volcanic hazard assessment of Poás (Costa Rica) based on the 1834, 1910, 1953-1955 and 2017 historical eruptions.- 12.History, legends, customs and traditions of Poás volcano, Costa Rica.- 13. Poás Volcano biodiversity.