The two most recent eruptions of Ruang volcano, in 2002 and 2024, have been large (VEI 4) with very short precursory periods, 3 and 6 days, respectively. Background seismicity at Ruang volcano is generally low with 0-2 volcano-tectonic (VT) earthquakes per day. The 2024 eruptions were preceded by a notable increase in VT earthquakes from 11 to 15 April with a rapid escalation from 16 to 17 April in the form of increased VT swarms, and the appearance of low frequency earthquakes and short bursts of VT drumbeats shortly before the eruption. Similar VT seismic unrest was recorded in March 2015, May 2016, and April 2022, although none of these episodes culminated in an eruption. A comparison of seismic energy release between April 2022 and April 2024 shows distinct differences. In 2024, cumulative seismic energy reached its peak within 5 days, just before the onset of eruption on 17 April. In contrast, during the 2022-episode, energy release followed a more gradual increase over 8 days peaking on 16 April, then declining gradually without leading to eruption. Notably, low frequency (LF) and drumbeat earthquakes were absent in non-eruptive unrest episodes. The transition to proximal LFs in 2024 likely signals pressure fluctuations, intensified magma degassing, and conduit formation, acting as an important precursor to eruption. Additionally, the occurrence of short bursts of drumbeat seismicity likely reflects the onset of the shallow magma ascent and was an important short-term precursor to the eruption. Finally, we examine the potential influence of regional tectonic earthquakes on the escalation of precursory unrest in 2024.

The April–May 2024 eruption of Ruang Volcano, a basaltic-andesitic stratovolcano in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, provides an important case study of volcanic hazard management in small island arc settings. Due to its proximity to populated coastal communities and major international air routes, the eruption posed significant risks to human safety and infrastructure. This study evaluates the response of Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (CVGHM), focusing on real-time seismic monitoring, alert level adjustments, and hazard zonation. Using seismic records and visual observations, we reconstruct the eruption chronology between April and May 2024. The initial eruptive phase on April 16–17 generated a 19 km-high ash column, pyroclastic density currents, ballistic ejecta, and widespread tephra fallout, prompting the evacuation of more than 1,000 residents. A climactic eruption on April 30 produced a 23 km-high ash plume, renewed PDCs, and heavy tephra deposition that severely affected Tagulandang Island and led to the evacuation of about 11,000 people and widespread airport closures. The crisis highlighted monitoring limitations, particularly the loss of the only proximal seismic station early in the eruption.

The 2024 eruptions of Ruang Volcano in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, represent one of the most explosive and impactful volcanic events in the region's recent history. The eruption sequence, which commenced on April 16th and peaked with significant explosive episodes on April 17th and 30th, resulted in the evacuation of over 9,000 residents and demonstrated the volcano’s capacity for high-energy eruptive activity. This preliminary analysis of the April 30, 2024, Ruang Volcano eruption emphasises the importance of ejected materials—such as high-vesicular juvenile fragments, crystal-rich components, and megacrysts of amphibole (hornblende)—in revealing the eruption’s explosive signature. Geochemical analysis of juvenile materials indicates a basaltic andesite composition, with SiO₂ contents ranging from 53.02% to 54.27%. Petrographic examination and SEM observations reveal high vesicularity, ruptured bubble walls, and microlite-rich groundmass textures, indicative of rapid ascent and intense degassing, which facilitated efficient magma fragmentation. These features suggest that the magma underwent rapid decompression. Understanding these properties provides important clues about the mechanisms underlying the explosiveness of the Ruang eruption.

Semeru merupakan gunungapi paling aktif di Jawa dengan tipe erupsi strombolian-vulkanian yang disertai pertumbuhan kubah lava. Erupsi eksplosif Semeru dapat menghasilkan guguran lava pijar dan runtuhan kubah lava yang disertai aliran piroklastik dengan jarak luncur mencapai 5-12 km ke arah selatan (Besuk Kembar dan Besuk Bang) atau tenggara (Besuk Kobokan) dari pusat erupsi. Pada 1 Desember 2020, terjadi aliran piroklastik dengan jarak luncur 11.5 km, yang merupakan jarak luncur terjauh sejak erupsi 2002. Rekonstruksi terhadap kronologi kejadian dan sebaran endapan aliran piroklastik 1 Desember 2020 secara detil dilakukan menggunakan data CCTV, press release, citra satelit, foto drone, portal berita, dan kanal media sosial. Kondisi pre-eruptif jangka pendek dikaji menggunakan citra satelit SAR Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2 dari MIROVA, dan frekuensi kegempaan. Algoritma MODVOLC digunakan untuk mengkaji laju ekstrusi produk material volkanik sebagai gambaran kondisi pre-eruptif jangka panjang. Rekonstruksi kejadian aliran piroklastik menunjukkan bahwa erupsi dimulai dengan guguran lava yang diikuti awan panas dengan beberapa perulangan dan kekuatan yang meningkat. Kondisi pre-eruptif sepanjang tahun 2020 menunjukkan perubahan morfologi bukaan kawah pusat, posisi titik runtuh guguran lava, serta posisi akumulasi material guguran di sekitar puncak yang menyebabkan arah luncuran aliran piroklastik lebih mengarah ke Besuk Kobokan. Sementara itu, peningkatan akumulasi volume dan laju ekstrusi material volkanik mengindikasikan kemungkinan peningkatan jarak luncuran ke depannya.

Agung, Bromo, and Sinabung Volcanoes have high volcanic activity over the last decade, and have different eruption characteristics. Hence, it would be fascinating to study the characteristics of their volcanic activity patterns based on SO2 emission rates and thermal anomaly correlated with the seismicity data. The SO2 emission rate measurement was carried out using the Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS), and calculated based on SO 2 column density, distance of measurement, wind speed, and wind direction. In addition, SO2 emission was detected using Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) images with daily global coverage. Thermal anomaly detection was performed using Advance Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) of Thermal Infrared (TIR) subsystem with high spatial resolution (90x90 m). ASTER TIR images were corrected for radiometric and thermal atmospheric. The emissivity and brightness temperature separation algorithm was applied to obtain surface temperature of Agung, Bromo, and Sinabung Volcanoes. All the data were correlated with the seismicity of each volcano. The SO2 emission rates correlate with the magma ascent to the shallow depth in an open system volcano (Bromo Volcano). In the closed-system volcanoes (early phase of Agung and Sinabung), SO2 emission was detected after the transition of closed to open system. Magmatic injection from the reservoir to the shallow depth was detected as thermal anomalies, such as in Agung Volcano. Whereas in Bromo Volcano, the thermal anomaly was insignificant since Bromo Volcano has an explosive eruption at a short period, so the ASTER image could not observe the thermal anomaly on the eruption time. Thermal anomaly pattern in Sinabung Volcano was the manifestation of new magmatic injection to the shallow depth. Therefore, their increase serves as indicators for the increasing magmatic activity prior to the eruptions. Keywords: SO2 emission rate, thermal anomaly, DOAS, OMI, ASTER, Open Vent, Closed Vent

Agung, Bromo, and Sinabung Volcanoes have high volcanic activity over the last decade, and have different eruption characteristics. Hence, it would be fascinating to study the characteristics of their volcanic activity patterns based on SO2 2 emission rates and thermal anomaly correlated with the seismicity data. The SO2 2 emission rate measurement was carried out using the Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS), and calculated based on SO2 2 column density, distance of measurement, wind speed, and wind direction. In addition, SO2 2 emission was detected using Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) images with daily global coverage. Thermal anomaly detection was performed using Advance Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) of Thermal Infrared (TIR) subsystem with high spatial resolution (90x90 m). ASTER TIR images were corrected for radiometric and thermal atmospheric. The emissivity and brightness temperature separation algorithm was applied to obtain surface temperature of Agung, Bromo, and Sinabung Volcanoes. All the data were correlated with the seismicity of each volcano. The SO2 2 emission rates correlate with the magma ascent to the shallow depth in an open system volcano (Bromo Volcano). In the closed-system volcanoes (early phase of Agung and Sinabung), SO2 2 emission was detected after the transition of closed to open system. Magmatic injection from the reservoir to the shallow depth was detected as thermal anomalies, such as in Agung Volcano. Whereas in Bromo Volcano, the thermal anomaly was insignificant since Bromo Volcano has an explosive eruption at a short period, so the ASTER image could not observe the thermal anomaly on the eruption time. Thermal anomaly pattern in Sinabung Volcano was the manifestation of new magmatic injection to the shallow depth. Therefore, their increase serves as indicators for the increasing magmatic activity prior to the eruptions.

Indonesia hosts the largest number of active volcanoes, several of which are renowned for climate-changing historical eruptions. This pedigree might suggest a substantial fraction of global volcanic sulfur emissions from Indonesia and are intrinsically driven by sulfur-rich magmas. However, a paucity of observations has hampered evaluation of these points-many volcanoes have hitherto not been subject to emissions measurements. Here we report new gas measurements from Indonesian volcanoes. The combined SO2 output amounts to 1.15 ± 0.48 Tg/yr. We estimate an additional time-averaged SO2 yield of 0.12-0.54 Tg/yr for explosive eruptions, indicating a total SO2 inventory of 1.27-1.69 Tg/yr for Indonesian. This is comparatively modest-individual volcanoes such as Etna have sustained higher fluxes. To understand this paradox, we compare the geodynamic, petrologic, magma dynamical and shallow magmatic-hydrothermal processes that influence the sulfur transfer to the atmosphere. Results reinforce the idea that sulfur-rich eruptions reflect long-term accumulation of volatiles in the reservoirs.

Bromo is among the very active volcanoes in Indonesia and is known for its recurrent and long-lasting eruptive manifestations. Past volcanic gas studies have revealed Bromo as one of the principal sources of volcanic degassing in Indonesia. This high degassing from Bromo volcano is further characterized in this work, based on more than 10 years of intermittent ground-based gas measurements, combined with daily SO 2 mass, captured by the OMI sensor. Over the past decade, Bromo has released 0.7 Tg of SO 2 into the atmosphere, representing 3% of the volcanic degassing budget of Indonesia and 0.3% of the global volcanic SO 2 emission budget outside eruptive periods. Results also reveal that 18.8 Tg of H 2 O, 2.0 Tg of CO 2 , 0.1 Tg of H 2 S, and 0.005 Tg of H 2 were released from the Bromo volcano in one decade. About 81% of these gases are released passively between eruptive events. The chemistry of the eruptive products, sampled between 2001 and 2019, indicate that Bromo volcanic activity is sustained by a basaltic-andesite to basalt trachy-andesite magma source with a transition from medium-K to high-K composition. Such an evolution associated to a C-rich gas likely resulted from a low partial melting and sediment contribution to the genesis of the source magma. New magma injections into the reservoir and fractional crystallization have further amplified the changes of magma composition. Finally, we speculate that the shallow reservoir replenishment, in response to the continuous strong degassing is the driving mechanism behind the Bromo frequent eruptive events.

After more than 800 years of dormancy, phreatic explosions occurred at Sinabung Volcano in North Sumatra, Indonesia, on August 27, 2010. These marked the beginning of a period of unrest at Sinabung that continues through the present. Phreatic activity temporarily ceased in September 2010, however a more explosive phase of the eruption began again in September 2013, sending ash columns as high as 9 km above the volcano’s summit. A lava dome breached the surface on 17-18 December 2013 and subsequent collapses of this dome have produced numerous pyroclastic density currents reaching up to 5 km from the vent. Eruptive activity has waxed and waned since 2013, and the eruption entered period of especially vigorous activity beginning in February 2019 that is continuing through the present.Between 2010 and 2013, the Indonesian Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (CVGHM) significantly ramped up its monitoring efforts at Sinabung by installing seismometers, GPS instruments and electronic distance measuring benchmarks. In August 2016, the volcano observatory then installed a network of 3 scanning Differential Optical Absorption Spectrometers (DOAS) on the eastern side of Sinabung at distances between 4 and 6 km from the volcano’s summit. These DOAS instruments are part of the Network for Observation of Volcanic and Atmospheric Change (NOVAC), and autonomously measure the emission rate of sulfur dioxide (SO2) from Sinabung during typical west-wind conditions.Since its installation, the DOAS network has provided useful monitoring information at Sinabung. The collected data indicate that the average SO2 emission rate lies between 100 and 400 metric tons per day (t/d), but emissions up to 2,400 t/d are common throughout the measurement period. The maximum emission rate recorded since 2016 was 4,500 t/d, measured in July 2019. However, the NOVAC instruments are not able to accurately capture the SO2 emissions associated with large explosive eruptions, and satellite data indicate that plumes associated with such events have sometimes contained significantly more SO2 than during the more typical passive degassing behavior. Here, we present excerpts of the long-term SO2 data from Sinabung and compare these with complimentary records of the timing and frequency of explosions, gas exhalations, rockfalls, and pyroclastic flows. These combined datasets provide insights into the active volcanic processes ongoing at Sinabung.

Gamkonora is an active volcano capable of intense manifestations that regularly forced thousands of inhabitants to flee their villages. The most extreme eruption, in 1673, was a VEI 5 event that induced pitch-dark environment over the region. Paradoxically, little is known about Gamkonora volcano and here we present the first gas measurement results obtained in September 2018 using a MultiGAS and a scanning DOAS. Results highlight a relatively small but magmatic gas with a CO2/S-T of 3.5, in the range of high-temperature gas emissions from Indonesian volcanoes and H2O/SO2, CO2/SO2, H2S/SO2, and H-2/SO2 ratios of 135, 5.6, 0.6, and 0.2, respectively. The daily gas emission budget corresponds to 129 t, 13 t, 3.4 t, 1.1 t, and 0.03 t for H2O, CO2, SO2, H2S, and H-2, respectively. Bulk rock analyses indicate a basaltic andesite to andesite source beneath Gamkonora.

A VEI 5 dacite eruption emplaced the Orange Tuff about between 34.3 cal kBP and 17.2 cal kBP. Gunung Salak is the unit’s source and the Orange Tuff represents the most recent such eruption from any of the volcanoes southwest of Bogor, Indonesia. The Orange Tuff is the region’s first such documented tephra-fall deposit whose characteristics and phenocryst geochemistry make it readily identifiable over at least 1250 km 2 . Magnetite compositions and temperature and f O 2 estimates inferred from Fe-Ti oxide compositions are particularly useful for identifying the unit. Deposit characteristics suggest that the eruption lasted 1–11 h with mass eruption rates of 1.0–8.3 × 10 8 kg/s and a column height of 31–40 km. The eruption’s column height and the deposit’s 2.5–11 km 3 volume suggest that the unit was dispersed over a much wider area than mapped. The unit is a marker bed throughout its mapped distribution and has potential to be applied over a much broader area as a regional marker bed. The large population and infrastructure proximal to Salak suggest that the unit should be considered in hazards assessments despite its age and the lack of subsequent similar eruptions.

Eruptions of Sinabung volcano, Indonesia have been ongoing since 2013. Since that time, the character of eruptions has changed, from phreatic to phreatomagmatic to magmatic explosive eruptions, and from production of a lava dome that collapsed to a subsequent thick lava flow that slowly ceased to be active, and later, to a new lava dome. As the eruption progressed, event trees were constructed to forecast eruptive behavior six times, with forecast windows that ranged from 2weeks to 1year: November 7–10, December 12–14, and December 27, 2013; and January 9–10, May 13, and October 7, 2014. These event trees were successful in helping to frame the forecast scenarios, to collate current monitoring information, and to document outstanding questions and unknowns. The highest probability forecasts closely matched outcomes of eruption size (including extrusion of the first dome), production of pyroclastic density currents, and pyroclastic density current runout distances. Events assigned low probabilities also occurred, including total collapse of the lava dome in January 2014 and production of a small blast pyroclastic density current in February 2014.

During the ongoing (2013–present) eruption of Sinabung volcano, north Sumatra, we have routinely used a variety of satellite remote sensing data to observe and forecast lava dome and lava flow collapse events, to map the resulting pyroclastic deposits, and to estimate effusion rates. In this paper, we focus on the first two years of the current eruption (September 2013–December 2015), and we summarize major events in 2016. We divide the eruption into 5 major phases: 1) phreatomagmatic (July 2013–18 December 2013), 2) first dome growth and collapse (18 December 2013–10 January 2014), 3) lava-flow (10 January 2014–mid-September 2014), 4) second lava dome and collapse (mid-September 2014–July 2015), 5) lava dome collapse and ash explosion phase (August 2015–present). Throughout the eruption, remotely sensed information has been instrumental in assessing the stability of the lava dome and flow and to forecast collapse events that produce pyroclastic density currents (PDCs: block-and-ash flows, co-ignimbrite surges, and blasts). Forecasts based on remote sensing data in combination with seismic, geodetic and gas-monitoring data have also helped inform decisions related to alert levels and evacuations. Relatively unusual aspects of the Sinabung eruption include the transition from dome to flow morphology (phase 2 to phase 3 transition) and the frequent occurrence during phase 3 of collapses from the lava flow-front and flow-margins—collapses that produced extensive pyroclastic density currents. By analogy to the well-known “Merapi type” collapses and pyroclastic deposits, we propose that lava flow-front and flow-margin collapses with associated PDCs be known as “Sinabung type.” Although detailed study of deposits has not been possible due to continuing hazards, our observations suggest that the transition from lava dome to lava flow and the occurrence of flow-front and flow-margin collapses reflect a particular combination of lava viscosity and steepness of slope. Our observations also show clear evidence of at least one slope-parallel high-velocity and dilute PDC (a “blast”) that emanated from a lava-margin collapse site 500 m downslope from the vent. This 1 February 2014 blast downed and singed a forest out to at least 3.9 km from the collapse site and killed 16 people. We also use a combination of field and remotely sensed data to map the distribution of Sinabung deposits. We estimate eruptive volumes and extrusion rates by combining sequential measurements of lava surface and pyroclastic flow areas with thickness estimates derived from simple geometric assumptions, oblique photographs and Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) derived from remotely sensed data. Our estimates of short-term effusion rates vary widely on a daily to weekly basis, from <1 to >20 m3 s−1. In a few cases, periods of increased extrusion precede lava flow-front collapses by a few days to a week, suggesting delays in transmittance of effusion pulses as lava moves from vent to flow front. We find that, as of 1 January 2016, the total area of deposits is 107 m2, and their approximate deposit volume is about 0.3 km3, equivalent to 0.2 km3 Dense Rock Equivalent (DRE). We anticipate that our deposit maps will be valuable in the future as a framework for the study of the magmatic and textural evolution of eruptive products through time.

Volcanoes sometimes host a lake at the Earth's surface. These lakes are the surface expressions of a reservoir, often termed a hydrothermal system, in highly fractured, permeable and porous media where fluids circulate. They can become monitoring targets since they integrate the heat flux discharged by an underlying magma body and condense some volcanic gases. Since they trap volcanic heat and gases, they are excellent tools to provide additional information about the status of a volcano and volcanic lake-related hazards. This Special Publication comes at an exciting time for the volcanic lake community. It brings together scientific papers, which include studies of their structure, hydrogeological modelling, long-term multi-disciplinary monitoring efforts, as well as a number of innovative methods of sampling, data acquisition and in situ and laboratory experiments. Several papers challenge long-established paradigms and introduce new concepts and terminologies. This collection of papers will be a useful reference for researchers dealing with volcanic lakes and more generally with hydrothermal systems, phreatic/hydrothermal eruptions and wet volcanoes.

Between October 2012 and August 2013, Rokatenda, one of the most poorly understood volcanoes in Indonesia, entered a phase of intense eruptive activity which involved extrusion of viscous lava, gas discharge and explosive activity. During the 10-month-long eruption, a lava volume of 2–5 × 106 m3 was extruded at mean output rate of 0.3 m3 s−1, with 2 to 3-month-long high extrusion rate phases being terminated by explosive events. Extrusion built a lava dome attaining a maximum height of ∼80 m above the crater rim, with a basal width of about 250 m. The composition of the 2012–2013 lava dome is comparable to that of the 1980 lava dome, both being andesite-trachydacite. Mineralogically, the 2012–2013 lava dome is mainly composed of plagioclase, pyroxene and an undetermined opaque mineral. Halogens released during eruption are consistent with the extrusion being fed, at least in the first eruption phase, by a degassed magma. This resulted in the formation of a dense, viscous plug in the conduit that led to a lateral gas flow, with gasses escaping around the plug to form multiple craters surrounding the dome. During the course of the eruptive activity, degassed magma was progressively forced out of the vent to unload deeper magma and force the system into an explosive phase. Such a scenario has occurred in the past at Rokatenda and is likely to be repeated in the future and creates an activity pattern that may be used to characterize such systems.

Abstract Volcanoes with crater lakes and/or extensive hydrothermal systems pose significant challenges with respect to monitoring and forecasting eruptions, but they also provide new opportunities to enhance our understanding of magmatic–hydrothermal processes. Their lakes and hydrothermal systems serve as reservoirs for magmatic heat and fluid emissions, filtering and delaying the surface expressions of magmatic unrest and eruption, yet they also enable sampling and monitoring of geochemical tracers. Here, we describe the outcomes of a highly focused international experimental campaign and workshop carried out at Kawah Ijen volcano, Indonesia, in September 2014, designed to answer fundamental questions about how to improve monitoring and eruption forecasting at wet volcanoes.

Sinabung Volcano (Sumatra, Indonesia) awoke from over 1200years of dormancy with multiple phreatic explosions in 2010. After a period of quiescence, Sinabung activity resumed in 2013, producing frequent explosions, lava dome extrusion, and pyroclastic flows from dome and lava flow collapses, becoming one of the world's most active volcanoes and displacing over 20,000 citizens. This study presents a compilation of the geochemical datasets collected by the Indonesian Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (CVGHM) from 2010–current (2016), which provides insights into the evolution of the eruption. Based on observations of SO2 emissions, ash componentry, ash leachate chemistry, and bulk ash geochemistry, the eruption can be split into six distinct geochemical phases. The initial stage of phreatic summit explosions (phase A) occurred from August–September 2010, during which background SO2 emissions averaged ~550±180t/d (1s.d.). An eruptive pause (phase B) starting in October 2010 abruptly ended in September 2013 with a resumption of conduit-clearing eruptions (phase C). This third phase had a relatively modest background SO2 emission rate (avg. ~430±310t/d) and produced ash consisting of accidental ejecta with high S/Cl leachate molar ratios (12.0±8.2, max 34), suggestive of deep-sourced magma and/or the incorporation of hydrothermal sulfur-bearing phases. Lava extrusion at the summit (phase D) began in mid-December 2013, and was accompanied by relatively low SO2 emission rates (360±200t/d) and lower, but variable, S/Cl leachate ratios (6.3±8.5). The most intense phase of the eruption (phase E) occurred from mid-January to late February 2014 following a major lava dome collapse. This period included increased lava extrusion rates, dozens of large eruptions per day, high SO2 emission rates (average: 1680±1070t/d, peak: ~3800t/d), and a dramatic drop in S/Cl ash leachates to ratios (average 1.4±0.5), consistent with increased degassing from shallow magma and the clearing out of sulfurous phases from the old hydrothermal system. From March 2014 through the time of writing (September 2016), Sinabung settled into a relatively steady state of lower activity (phase F). Ash emissions now consist of dominantly juvenile andesitic-dacitic material with low S/Cl leachate ratios (average 1.1±0.6). In August 2016, SO2 emissions started being measured in a continuous manner using a network of permanent scanning DOAS instruments. Background SO2 emission rates average 450±290t/d for the entirety of phase F, but have been progressively decreasing to an average of ~250–300t/d since June 2016. This long-term gradual decline in SO2 emission rates at Sinabung since early 2014 is consistent with an apparent decrease in magma supply and lava effusion rates. Our conceptual degassing model suggests that large explosions and pyroclastic flows could continue in the near-term owing to conduit plugging and dome collapses, remaining a major threat until the magma supply rate decreases further and the eruption ends.

http://dx.doi.org/10.17014/ijog.vol1no4.20063Tangkubanparahu is an active strato volcano located in West Java lying about 30 km to the north of Bandung City. Its crest is 2084 m above the sea level. In order to gain a better understanding on volcanism and magmatism of this volcano, various research and monitoring have been carried out, such as geochemistry and geophysics. Chemical composition of volcanic gases collected from the Ratu Crater (950 C in 1994, 1997, 1998 ratio of CO /H S, CO /H , and H /Ar, is suggested to indicate the presence of a fast fl uid movement and 2005, shows that the gas is hydrous with the main component of H O, CO , H S and small amount SO ; where CO content is higher than (SO + H S). The gas composition showing high of value from the depth before condensed at the shallow surface water area. Hotspring from the Domas Crater contains a high concentration of SO , low of Cl and absence of H CO . The high sulphate content is suggested to be originated from the volcanic gases, especially hydrogen sulphide oxydated near the surface, that then the gas infl uenced chemical composition due to shallow water.Continuous seismic monitoring uses one permanent station, while the other methods like Electric Distance Measurement (EDM), Global Positioning System (GPS) and Seismometer have been installed temporary. From geophysical evidence on April 2005 activity, some valuable information can be obtained. Hypocenter is located at the depth less than 2 km beneath an area between the Ratu and Domas Craters, while pressure source of deformation is below Domas Crater. Some low frequency volcanoquakes is possibly caused by volcanic gases released from the reservoir.

http://dx.doi.org/10.17014/ijog.vol1no4.20062Kelud is a strato type volcano characterized by phreatomagmatic and magmatic eruptions. Since last eruption in 1990, the volcano has showed no-more signifi cant volcanism. Currently, there is an opened westward crater lake as a remained eruption crater containing meteoric water and volcanic gases condensate generated from subsurface.Analysis result of lake water exhibits that its chemical composition was fl uctuated due to an infl uence of factors such as seasons, rates of volcanism activity and reactivity of internal chemical elements within the lake water.The volume of lake water increases during the wet season and experiences dilution to make declination of chemical components within the water. Temperature of the lake water increases as well as volcanic intensity, simultaneously to make addition of dissolved chemical compounds and elements such as SO , Cl, B, and F and creates acidic water. Fumarole/solfatara released anykind of gases, such as H O, CO , CO, HCl, SO , H S, HF, H , HBr, NH , CH , H BO , and N . Moreover interaction of andesitic rock and acidic water apparently produces ionic source of Na, K, Ca. Mg, Fe, Al including trace elements such as Zn, Li, Sr, As, Rb, Cr, Pb, Ti, Ni, Cu, Ce, and Be.The composition of crater lake water of the Kelud volcano is included into an immature water category with HCO . The fl uctuation of element, compound and gas contents within the lake water with their depletion trend during the period of 1990 – 2005 may be related to decreasing of volcanism activity in the duration of 1990 post-eruption.

Indonesia hosts 79 active volcanoes, representing 14% of all active volcanoes worldwide. However, little is known about their SO2 contribution into the atmosphere, due to isolation and access difficulties. Existing SO2 emission budgets for the Indonesian archipelago are based on extrapolations and inferences as there is a considerable lack of field assessments of degassing. Here, we present the first SO2 flux measurements using differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) for Papandayan and Bromo, two of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. Results indicate mean SO2 emission rates of 1.4 t d−1 from the fumarolic activity of Papandayan and more than 22–32 t d−1 of SO2 released by Bromo during a declining eruptive phase. These DOAS results are very encouraging and pave the way for a better evaluation of Indonesian volcanic emissions.