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Radon as a possible criterion for predicting eruptions as observed at Karymsky volcano

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Observations carried out systematically at Karymsky volcano have shown that the Rn content in the gases from the summit crater fumaroles and from hot springs at the foot of the volcano increased before and during the 1971 activity of the volcano.

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Chirkov, A.M. Radon as a possible criterion for predicting eruptions as observed at Karymsky volcano. Bull Volcanol 39, 126–131 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02596952

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