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The intraplate Porto dos Gaúchos seismic zone in the Amazon craton — Brazil
(Elsevier, 2009-01-15)The largest earthquake observed in the stable continental interior of the South American plate occurred in Serra do Tombador, Mato Grosso state — Brazil, on January 31, 1955 with a magnitude of 6.2 mb. Since then no other ... -
The March 25, 1990 (Mw=7.0 Ml=6.8) earthquake at the entrance of the Nicoya Gulf, Costa Rica: its prior activity, foreshocks, aftershocks and triggered seismicity
(1995-10-10)On March 25, 1990 a large earthquake( Mw=7.0, ML=6.8) occurreda t the entranceo f the Nicoya Gulf, CostaR ica, at 1322:55.6U TC, producingc onsiderabled amagei n centralC osta Rica andg eneratingm uchi nteresta boutw ... -
The March 25, 1990 (Mw=7.0, ML=6.8), earthquake at the entrance of the Nicoya Gulf, Costa Rica: Its prior activity, foreshocks, aftershocks, and triggered seismicity
(American Geophysical Union, 1995-10-10)On March 25, 1990 a large earthquake (Mw = 7.0, ML = 6.8) occurred at the entrance of the Nicoya Gulf, Costa Rica, at 1322:55.6 UTC, producing considerable damage in central Costa Rica and generating much interest about ... -
The Mw 6.4 Damas, Costa Rica, Earthquake of 20 November 2004: Aftershocks and Slip Distribution
(Seismological Society of America, 2006-08)The earthquake of 20 November 2004 was located north of Damas Island in the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, within the Costa Rica Deformed Belt. The earthquake was located at 24 km depth and reported with a magnitude (Mw) of ... -
The Nicoya segment of Middle American Trench: an Excellent Target for Drilling and Monitoring the Shallow Portion of the Seismogenic Zone
(2011-06-28)The Nicoya segment of Middle America Trench has generated large earthquakes in 1883, 1900 and 1950. Since the Nicoya peninsula sits right over the seismogenic zone, it has proved to be a unique site for near field monitoring ... -
The opening of vents like decompression valves of the hydrothermal system at Turrialba volcano, Costa Rica
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Thermoplasmatales and sulfur‑oxidizing bacteria dominate the microbial community at the surface water of a CO2‑rich hydrothermal spring located in Tenorio Volcano National Park, Costa Rica
(Extremophiles, 2019-01-01)Here we report the chemical and microbial characterization of the surface water of a CO2-rich hydrothermal vent known in Costa Rica as Borbollones, located at Tenorio Volcano National Park. The Borbollones showed a temperature ... -
Thin-skinned mass-wasting responsible for widespread deformation at Arenal volcano
(Frontiers Media, 2014-12-03)The shape and stability of a volcano’s edifice depends on the relationship between eruption rate and the loss or redistribution of material due to erosion, mass-wasting or deformation. This work provides measurements of ... -
Tomographic evidence for a subducted seamount beneath the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica: The cause of the 1990 Mw = 7.0 Gulf of Nicoya earthquake
(American Geophysical Union, 2002-04-26)Tomographic images constrain the existence of a subducted seamount beneath the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica. The subducted seamount is found at a depth of 30 km within the rupture area of the March 25, 1990, Mw = 7.0 Gulf ... -
Transport properties of glassy and molten lavas as a function of temperature and composition
(Elsevier, 2016-11-15)We provide measurements of thermal diffusivity (D), heat capacity (CP), and viscosity (η) for 12 remelted natural lavas and 4 synthetic glasses and melts, ranging in composition from leucogranite to low-silica basalt, and ... -
Understanding and forecasting phreatic eruptions driven by magmatic degassing
(Springer Nature, 2018-05-18)This paper examines phreatic eruptions which are driven by inputs of magma and magmatic gas. We synthesize data from several significant phreatic systems, including two in Costa Rica (Turrialba and Poás) which are currently ... -
Using the sulfide replacement petrology in lunar breccia 67915 to construct a thermodynamic model of S-bearing fluid in the lunar crust
(Elsevier, 2015-12-15)In this work, we investigate the compositions and origin of metasomatic fluids responsible for the formation of sulfide replacement textures in Mg-Suite lithologies of lunar samples 67915-149 and 67915-150. We have constructed ... -
Videos de visitas al volcán Arenal (24 videos)
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2016)Videos del volcán Arenal, en gira de campo -
Videos de visitas al volcán Irazú (20 videos)
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2016)Videos del volcán Irazú, en gira de campo -
Videos de visitas al Volcán Poás (20 videos)
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2016)Videos del volcán Póas, en gira de campo -
Videos de visitas al Volcán Rincón de la Vieja (8 videos)
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2016)Videos of the Rincón de la Vieja Volcano, in a field tour -
Videos de visitas al volcán Turrialba (20 videos)
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2016)Videos del volcán Turrialba, en gira de campo -
Visita al Flanco Oeste del Volcán Turrialba: Efectos Continuados de la Acidificación y Caída de Cenizas (Reporte de campo: 6 de setiembre de 2016)
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2016)Este informe resume observaciones hechas en el flanco bajo e intermedio del volcán Turrialba, el 6 de setiembre de 2016. -
Visita al sur y suroeste de la cima del volcán Turrialba: Estimado de espesores de ceniza (Reporte de campo: 7 de setiembre de 2016)
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2016)Se presenta aquí un informe breve de campo basado en la visita al sur y suroeste de la cima del volcán Turrialba, el 7 de setiembre de 2016.