@article{fdi:010085286, title = {{M}odest volcanic {SO}2 emissions from the {I}ndonesian archipelago}, author = {{B}ani, {P}hilipson and {O}ppenheimer, {C}. and {T}sanev, {V}. and {S}caillet, {B}. and {P}rimulyana, {S}. and {S}aing, {U}. {B}. and {A}lfianti, {H}. and {M}arlia, {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}ndonesia is the country with the most active volcanoes, several of which are renowned for climate-changing eruptions. {H}ere the authors show a rather moderate sulfur emissions budget and reinforce the idea that sulfur-rich eruptions reflect long-term accumulation of volatiles in the reservoirs. {I}ndonesia hosts the largest number of active volcanoes, several of which are renowned for climate-changing historical eruptions. {T}his pedigree might suggest a substantial fraction of global volcanic sulfur emissions from {I}ndonesia and are intrinsically driven by sulfur-rich magmas. {H}owever, a paucity of observations has hampered evaluation of these points-many volcanoes have hitherto not been subject to emissions measurements. {H}ere we report new gas measurements from {I}ndonesian volcanoes. {T}he combined {SO}2 output amounts to 1.15 +/- 0.48 {T}g/yr. {W}e estimate an additional time-averaged {SO}2 yield of 0.12-0.54 {T}g/yr for explosive eruptions, indicating a total {SO}2 inventory of 1.27-1.69 {T}g/yr for {I}ndonesian. {T}his is comparatively modest-individual volcanoes such as {E}tna have sustained higher fluxes. {T}o understand this paradox, we compare the geodynamic, petrologic, magma dynamical and shallow magmatic-hydrothermal processes that influence the sulfur transfer to the atmosphere. {R}esults reinforce the idea that sulfur-rich eruptions reflect long-term accumulation of volatiles in the reservoirs.}, keywords = {{INDONESIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{N}ature {C}ommunications}, volume = {13}, numero = {1}, pages = {3366 [15 ]}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.1038/s41467-022-31043-7}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085286}, }