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Ovservational study of hydrothermal system of Aso Volcano with respect to the phreatic eruption mechanism

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20H02006
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 17040:Solid earth sciences-related
Research InstitutionKobe University

Principal Investigator

Minami Takuto  神戸大学, 理学研究科, 助教 (90756496)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 寺田 暁彦  東京工業大学, 理学院, 准教授 (00374215)
宇津木 充  京都大学, 理学研究科, 助教 (10372559)
風間 卓仁  京都大学, 理学研究科, 助教 (20700363)
Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥18,460,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,260,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥14,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,390,000)
Keywords火山 / 阿蘇 / 水蒸気噴火 / 電磁探査 / モニタリング / 比抵抗 / 阿蘇山 / 電磁気 / 熱水系モデル / 熱水系 / 重力 / plume rise / 重力観測 / 人工電流 / 噴煙
Outline of Research at the Start

人工電流を用いた能動的な電磁探査、噴煙観測、重力観測の三つを組み合わせ、水蒸気噴火を引き起こす阿蘇火山の地下熱水系の時間変化を明らかにすることを目指す。ACTIVE観測は、地下熱水系の液相・気相変化に感度があり、噴煙観測からは、地表から散逸する水蒸気量が見積もれる。また、重力観測は、地下深部から山体に供給される熱水量の見積もりが行える。本研究では、これら3つの観測手法を用いた連続観測により、地下熱水系の水収支を把握しながら、地下の水蒸気圧の高まりをモニタリングし、水蒸気噴火の事象分岐に関わる知見を得ることを目指す。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

As initially predicted, a phreatic eruption occurred at Aso volcano in October 2021 during the project period, and valuable geophysical observation data was obtained before and after the eruption. Particularly in electromagnetic surveys utilizing artificial electric currents, the three-dimensional analysis of the obtained data revealed that the electrical conductivity, a measure of how easily electrical currents flow in the medium, was low before the phreatic eruption in October 2021 and gradually increased after the eruption, in the region up to several hundred meters below the first crater of Nakadake, Aso volcano. This indicates that the amount of subsurface hot water is changing in conjunction with the phreatic eruption. This study provides observational evidence that the underground electrical conductivity structure changes over time during periods including phreatic eruptions.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

水蒸気噴火は大規模なマグマの移動を必要とせず、水蒸気圧の増加が非破壊的に進む場合には、地震観測による噴火予測が難しい。一方で、2014年の御嶽山水蒸気噴火でも知られる通り、水蒸気噴火は甚大な被害をもたらす可能性があり、非破壊な前兆現象を観測的に捉える手法の確立が、火山防災の観点からも重要である。本研究では、活発な状態が続く阿蘇山において、2021年10月の水蒸気噴火を含む期間において、電磁探査を断続的に実施した。その結果、水蒸気噴火の前に地下の比抵抗が大きく変動していたことを明らかにした。この結果は、水蒸気噴火のメカニズムの理解、及び、水蒸気噴火の予測に、電磁探査が有用であることを示している。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020

All Presentation (12 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results)

  • [Presentation] Hydrothermal system of Aso volcano, Central Kyushu, Japan, inferred by electromagnetic soundings2023

    • Author(s)
      T. Minami, M. Gresse, M. Utsugi
    • Organizer
      The IAVCEI Scientific Assembly 2023
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Effects of the difference in sensitivity between ACTIVE and MT on the joint inversion in volcanic regions2022

    • Author(s)
      南拓人
    • Organizer
      第152回地球電磁気地球惑星圏学会・総会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 阿蘇 2021 年水蒸気噴火後の地下比抵抗分布の推定2022

    • Author(s)
      石橋桜, 宇津木充, 南拓人, 吉川慎, 井上寛之
    • Organizer
      2022年度日本火山学会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Hydrothermal model of Aso volcano, Central Kyushu, Japan, inferred from AMT and ACTIVE datasets2022

    • Author(s)
      T. Minami, M. Gresse, M. Utsugi
    • Organizer
      Electromagnetic Induction Workshop 2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Development of joint inversion code to obtain resistivity structure of Nakadake, Aso volcano, consistent between AMT and ACTIVE data sets2022

    • Author(s)
      南拓人, 宇津木充
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ACTIVEとAMTのジョイントインバージョンによる阿蘇中岳の比抵抗構造推定を目指して2022

    • Author(s)
      南拓人,宇津木充
    • Organizer
      2021年度CA研究会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Development of joint inversion code to obtain resistivity structure of Nakadake, Aso volcano, consistent between AMT and ACTIVE data sets2022

    • Author(s)
      南拓人、宇津木充
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2022
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 阿蘇2014年マグマ噴火前後における地下比抵抗分布の推移2021

    • Author(s)
      石橋桜,宇津木充,南拓人,井上寛之
    • Organizer
      SGEPSS 第 150回総会・講演会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 比抵抗構造から示唆される阿蘇山の熱水系モデルについて2021

    • Author(s)
      南拓人,Marceau Gresse,穴井千里,宇津木充
    • Organizer
      2021年度日本火山学会秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ACTIVE-AMTデータのジョイントインバージョンによる阿蘇山地下熱水系 の理解に向けて2021

    • Author(s)
      南 拓人,宇津木充,神田径,Marceau Gresse
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A hydrothermal model of Aso volcano based on multiphase flow simulation and resistivity structures from ACTIVE and AMT survey data2020

    • Author(s)
      南拓人、Marceau Gresse、宇津木充、神田径
    • Organizer
      地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Analysis of evolution of the hydrothermal system of Aso volcano from 2014 to 2015 using multiphase flow simulation and 3-D resistivity variation model2020

    • Author(s)
      Takuto Minami , Marceau Gresse , Toru Mogi , Mitsuru Utsugi
    • Organizer
      JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report

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