January 30, 1997 eruptive event on Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, as monitored by continuous GPS
Geophysical Research Letters
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Abstract
A continuous Global Positioning System (GPS) network on Kilauea Volcano captured the most recent fissure eruption in Kilauea's East Rift Zone (ERZ) in unprecedented spatial and temporal detail. The short eruption drained the lava pond at Pu'u O' o, leading to a two month long pause in its on-going eruption. Models of the GPS data indicate that the intrusion's bottom edge extended to only 2.4 km. Continuous GPS data reveal rift opening 8 hours prior to the eruption. Absence of precursory summit inflation rules out magma storage overpressurization as the eruption's cause. We infer that stresses in the shallow rift created by the continued deep rift dilation and slip on the south flank decollement caused the rift intrusion.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | January 30, 1997 eruptive event on Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, as monitored by continuous GPS |
| Series title | Geophysical Research Letters |
| DOI | 10.1029/1999GL008454 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 17 |
| Year Published | 2000 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Geophysical Research Letters |
| First page | 2757 |
| Last page | 2760 |
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