Anatomy of a basaltic volcano
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Abstract
Kilauea volcano, in Hawaii, may be the best understood basaltic volcano in the world. Magma rises from a depth of 80 km or more and resides temporarily in near-surface reservoirs: eruption begins when the crust above one of these reservoirs splits open in response to a pressure increase. Repeated rift-zone eruptions compress Kilauea's flanks; after decades of accumulation, the stress is relieved in catastrophic earthquakes and southward displacement of the volcano's south flank.
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Publication type | Article |
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Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Title | Anatomy of a basaltic volcano |
Series title | Nature |
DOI | 10.1038/363125a0 |
Volume | 363 |
Year Published | 1993 |
Language | English |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Contributing office(s) | California Volcano Observatory |
Description | 9 p. |
First page | 125 |
Last page | 133 |
Country | United States |
State | Hawaii |
Other Geospatial | Kilauea Volcano |
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