Since 1978 the routine surveillance of La Soufrière volcano (Guadeloupe, F.W.I.) is performed using measurements of the total intensity (
B) of the Earth magnetic field made at 3 stations radio-transmitted to the Fort Saint-Charles observatory. Differences Δ
B between values of
B measured at two of these stations and the one simultaneously measured at the third one (Matouba, the reference station) are computed; values of Δ
B recorded around 2:00a.m. are used to monitor the volcano-magnetic field. These 3 stations are installed in areas where (1) the reduction and projection errors are as weak as possible (2) the volcano-magnetic signal is expected to be noticeable during a volcanic crisis.
The observations made using this network during the years 1979 to 1981 are presented. During these 3 years of no abnormal volcanic activity, the volcano-magnetic field, if any, remains below the experimental noise level.
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