Lava temperatures in the 1959 Kilauea eruption and cooling lake
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Abstract
The 1959 summit eruption of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, filled the crater of Kilauea Iki with a lake of lava 365 feet deep. Temperatures of the erupting basalt ranged between 1060° and 1190°C. Temperatures down a 12.7-foot-deep hole, drilled into the crust of the lake 5 months after cessation of eruptive activity, agree with calculated temperatures based on the heat equation. The cooling effect of rainfall is pronounced only in the upper 3½ feet of the crust.
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Publication type | Article |
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Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Title | Lava temperatures in the 1959 Kilauea eruption and cooling lake |
Series title | GSA Bulletin |
DOI | 10.1130/0016-7606(1961)72[791:LTITKE]2.0.CO;2 |
Volume | 72 |
Issue | 5 |
Year Published | 1961 |
Language | English |
Publisher | Geological Society of America |
Description | 4 p. |
First page | 791 |
Last page | 794 |
Country | United States |
State | Hawaii |
Other Geospatial | Kilauea Volcano |
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