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Eruption dynamics of Hawaiian-style fountains: the case study of episode 1 of the Kīlauea Iki 1959 eruption 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0
Wendy K. Stovall B. F. Houghton H. Gonnermann S. A. Fagents D. A. Swanson 《Bulletin of Volcanology》2011,73(5):511-529
Hawaiian eruptions are characterized by fountains of gas and ejecta, sustained for hours to days that reach tens to hundreds
of meters in height. Quantitative analysis of the pyroclastic products from the 1959 eruption of Kīlauea Iki, Kīlauea volcano,
Hawai‘i, provides insights into the processes occurring during typical Hawaiian fountaining activity. This short-lived but
powerful eruption contained 17 fountaining episodes and produced a cone and tephra blanket as well as a lava lake that interacted
with the vent and fountain during all but the first episode of the eruption, the focus of this paper. Microtextural analysis
of Hawaiian fountaining products from this opening episode is used to infer vesiculation processes within the fountain and
shallow conduit. Vesicle number densities for all clasts are high (106–107 cm−3). Post-fragmentation expansion of bubbles within the thermally-insulated fountain overprints the pre-fragmentation bubble
populations, leading to a reduction in vesicle number density and increase in mean vesicle size. However, early quenched rims
of some clasts, with vesicle number densities approaching 107 cm−3, are probably a valid approximation to magma conditions near fragmentation. The extent of clast evolution from low vesicle-to-melt
ratio and corresponding high vesicle number density to higher vesicle-to-melt ratio and lower vesicle-number density corresponds
to the length of residence time within the fountain. 相似文献
2.
In the shallow magma chambers of volcanoes, the CO2 content of most basaltic melts is above the solubility limit. This implies that the chamber contains gas bubbles, which rise through the magma and expand. Thus, the volume of the chamber, its gas volume fraction and the gas flux into the conduit change with time in a systematic manner as a function of the size and number of gas bubbles. Changes in gas flux and gas volume are calculated for a bubble size distribution and related to changes in eruption regimes. Fire fountain activity, only present during the first quarter of the eruption, requires that the bubbles are larger than a certain size, which depends on the gas flux and on the bubble content[1]. As the chamber degasses, it loses its largest gas bubbles and the gas flux decreases, eventually suppressing the fire fountaining activity. Ultimately, an eruption stops when the chamber contains only a few tiny bubbles. More generally, the evolution of basaltic eruptions is governed by a dimensionless number, τ * ≈ τgΔρaO2/(18μhc), where τ = a characteristic time for degassing; a0 = the initial bubble diameter; μ = the magma viscosity; and hc = the thickness of the degassing layer. Two eruptions of the Kilauea volcano, Mauna Ulu (1969–1971) and Puu O'o (1983—present), provide data on erupted gas volume and the inflation rate of the edifice, which help constrain the spatial distribution of bubbles in the magma chamber: bubbles come mainly from the bottom of the reservoir, either by in situ nucleation long before the eruption or within a vesiculated liquid. Although the gas flux at the roof of the chamber takes similar values for both eruptions, the duration of both the fire fountaining activity and the entire eruption was 6 times shorter at Mauna Ulu than during the Puu O'o eruption. The dimensionless analysis explains the difference by a degassing layer 6 times thinner in the former than the latter, due to a 2 year delay in starting the Mauna Ulu eruption compared to the Puu O'o eruption. 相似文献
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Carmelo Ferlito Marco Viccaro Eugenio Nicotra Renato Cristofolini 《Bulletin of Volcanology》2012,74(2):533-543
Mount Etna volcano (Italy) during the period 2001–2005 has undergone a period of intense eruptive activity marked by three
large eruptions (2001, 2002–2003 and 2004–2005). These eruptions encompassed diverse eruptive styles and regimes: from intensely
explosive, during 2001 and 2002–2003 eruptions, to exclusively effusive in the 2004–2005 event. In this work, we put forward
the idea that these three eruptions are the response of the progressive arrival into the uppermost segment of the open-conduit
system of a new magma, which was geochemically distinct in terms of trace element and Sr–Nd–Pb isotope signature from the
products previously emitted by the Etnean volcano. The magma migrated upwards mainly through a peripheral tectonic system,
which can be considered as eccentric in spite of its relative proximity to the main system. The ingress of the new magma and
its gradual displacement from the eccentric system into the uppermost sector of the open-conduit gave rise to different eruptive
behaviours. At the beginning, the ascent of the undegassed magma, able to exsolve a gas phase at depth, and its interaction
with closed-system magma reservoirs less than 10 km deep gave rise to the explosive events of 2001 and 2002–2003. Later, when
the same magma entered into the open-conduit system, it took part in the steady-state degassing and partially lost its volatile
load, leading to a totally effusive eruption during the 2004–2005 event. One further consideration highlighted here is that
in 2001–2005, migration of the feeding axis from an eccentric and peripheral position towards the main open-conduit has led
to the development of a new vent (South East Crater 2) located at the eastern base of the South East Crater through which
most of the subsequent Etnean activity occurred. 相似文献
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James E. Gardner 《Bulletin of Volcanology》2009,71(8):835-844
Most, if not all, magmas contain gas bubbles at depth before they erupt. Those bubbles play a crucial role in eruption dynamics,
by allowing magma to degas, which causes the magma to accelerate as it ascends towards the surface. There must be a limit
to that acceleration, however, because gas bubbles cannot grow infinitely fast. To explore that limit, a series of experiments
was undertaken to determine the maximum rate at which bubbly high-silica rhyolite can decompress. Rhyolite melt that was hydrated
at 150 MPa with ~5.3 wt.% dissolved water and contained 7 to 18 vol.% bubbles can degas in equilibrium at 875°C when decompressed
at rates up to 1.2 MPa s−1 from 150 to 78 MPa, and up to 1.8 MPa s−1 when decompressed further to 42 MPa. In contrast, that same rhyolite cannot degas in equilibrium at 750°C if decompressed
faster than 0.015–0.025 MPa s−1. When combined with other published experiments, the maximum rate of decompression for equilibrium degassing is found to
increase by a factor of ten for every 50–75°C increase in temperature. When compared to predictions from conduit flow models
that assume equilibrium degassing, it is found that such models greatly over-estimate the rate at which relatively cold rhyolite
can decompress, whereas that assumption is largely correct for hot rhyolite, and thus for most other magmas, all of which
are less viscous than rhyolite. In addition, most bubbles that were 20–30 μm in size at high pressure were lost from the population
at low pressure. That absence suggests that only relatively large vesicles seen in volcanic pumice may be relics of pre-eruptive
bubbles, even if small bubbles were originally present at depth. 相似文献
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Roberto Scandone Lisetta Giacomelli Francesca Fattori Speranza 《Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research》2008,170(3-4):167-180
During the period 1631–1944, Vesuvius was in persistent activity with alternating mild strombolian explosions, quiet effusive eruptions, and violent strombolian eruptions. The major difference between the predominant style of activity and the violent strombolian stages is the effusion rate. The lava effusion rate during major eruptions was in the range 20–100 m3/s, higher than during mild activity and quiet effusion (0.1–1 m3/s). The products erupted during the mild activity and major paroxysms have different degree of crystallization. Highly porphyritic lava flows are slowly erupted during years-long period of mild activity. This activity is fed by a magma accumulating at shallow depth within the volcanic edifice. Conversely, during the major paroxysms, a fast lava flow precedes the eruption of a volatile-rich, crystal-poor magma. We show that the more energetic eruptions are fed by episodic, multiple arrival of discrete batches of magma rising faster and not degassing during the ascent. The rapidly ascending magma pushes up the liquid residing in the shallow reservoir and eventually reaches the surface with its full complement of volatiles, producing kilometer-high lava fountains. Rapid drainage of the shallow reservoir occasionally caused small caldera collapses. The major eruptions act to unplug the upper part of the feeding system, erupting the cooling and crystallizing magma. This pattern of activity lasted for 313 y, but with a progressive decrease in the number of more energetic eruptions. As a consequence, a cooling plug blocked the volcano until it eventually prevented the eruption of new magma. The yearly probability of having at least one violent strombolian eruption has decreased from 0.12 to 0.10 from 1944 to 2007, but episodic seismic crises since 1979 may be indicative of new episodic intrusions of magma batches. 相似文献
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Influence of pre-eruptive storage conditions and volatile contents on explosive Plinian style eruptions of basic magma 总被引:2,自引:2,他引:0
Sub-Plinian to Plinian eruptions of basic magma present a challenge to modeling volcanic behavior because many models rely
on magma becoming viscous enough during ascent to behave brittlely and cause fragmentation. Such models are unable, however,
to strain low viscosity magma fast enough for it to behave brittlely. That assumes that such magmas actually have low viscosities,
but the rare Plinian eruptions of basic magma may in fact result from them being anomalously viscous. Here, we examine two
such eruptions, the 122 B.C. eruption of hawaiitic basalt from Mt. Etna and the late Pleistocene eruption of basaltic andesite
from Masaya Caldera, to test whether they were anomalously viscous. We carried out hydrothermal experiments on both magmas
and analyzed glass inclusions in plagioclase phenocrysts from each to determine their most likely pre-eruptive temperatures
and water contents. We find that the hawaiite was last stored at 1,000–1,020°C, whereas the basaltic andesite was last stored
at 1,010–1,060°C, and that both were water saturated with ∼3.0 wt.% water dissolved in them. Such water contents are not high
enough to trigger Plinian explosive behavior, as much more hydrous basic magmas erupt less violently. In addition, despite
being relatively cool, the viscosities of both magmas would range from ∼102.2–2.5 Pa s before erupting to ∼104 Pa s when essentially degassed, all of which are too fluid to cause brittle disruption. Without invoking special external
forces to explain all such eruptions, one of the more plausible explanations is that when the bubble content reaches some
critical value the fragile foam-like magma disrupts. The rarity of Plinian eruptions of basic magma may be because such magmas
must ascend fast enough to retain their bubbles. 相似文献
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Cook Inlet volcanoes that experienced an eruption between 1989 and 2006 had mean gas emission rates that were roughly an order
of magnitude higher than at volcanoes where unrest stalled. For the six events studied, mean emission rates for eruptions
were ∼13,000 t/d CO2 and 5200 t/d SO2, but only ∼1200 t/d CO2 and 500 t/d SO2 for non-eruptive events (‘failed eruptions’). Statistical analysis suggests degassing thresholds for eruption on the order
of 1500 and 1000 t/d for CO2 and SO2, respectively. Emission rates greater than 4000 and 2000 t/d for CO2 and SO2, respectively, almost exclusively resulted during eruptive events (the only exception being two measurements at Fourpeaked).
While this analysis could suggest that unerupted magmas have lower pre-eruptive volatile contents, we favor the explanations
that either the amount of magma feeding actual eruptions is larger than that driving failed eruptions, or that magmas from
failed eruptions experience less decompression such that the majority of H2O remains dissolved and thus insufficient permeability is produced to release the trapped volatile phase (or both). In the
majority of unrest and eruption sequences, increases in CO2 emission relative to SO2 emission were observed early in the sequence. With time, all events converged to a common molar value of C/S between 0.5
and 2. These geochemical trends argue for roughly similar decompression histories until shallow levels are reached beneath
the edifice (i.e., from 20–35 to ∼4–6 km) and perhaps roughly similar initial volatile contents in all cases. Early elevated
CO2 levels that we find at these high-latitude, andesitic arc volcanoes have also been observed at mid-latitude, relatively snow-free,
basaltic volcanoes such as Stromboli and Etna. Typically such patterns are attributed to injection and decompression of deep
(CO2-rich) magma into a shallower chamber and open system degassing prior to eruption. Here we argue that the C/S trends probably
represent tapping of vapor-saturated regions with high C/S, and then gradual degassing of remaining dissolved volatiles as
the magma progresses toward the surface. At these volcanoes, however, C/S is often accentuated due to early preferential scrubbing
of sulfur gases. The range of equilibrium degassing is consistent with the bulk degassing of a magma with initial CO2 and S of 0.6 and 0.2 wt.%, respectively, similar to what has been suggested for primitive Redoubt magmas. 相似文献
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Iwate volcano, Japan, showed significant volcanic activity including earthquake swarms and volcano inflation from the beginning
of 1998. A large earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit the south-west of the volcano on September 3. Although a 1 km2 fumarole field formed, blighting plants on the ridge in the western part of the volcano in the spring of 1999, no magmatic
eruptions occurred. We reconcile the spatio-temporal distributions of volcanic pressure sources determined by previously reported
studies in which GPS, strain and tilt data from dense geodetic station networks are analyzed (Miura et al. Earth Planet Space
52:1003–1008, 2000; Sato and Hamaguchi J Volcanol Geotherm Res 155:244–262, 2006). We calculate the magma supply rates from their results and compare them with the occurrence rates of volcanic earthquakes.
The results show that the magma supply rates are almost constant or even decrease with time while the earthquake occurrence
rate increases with time. This contrast in their temporal changes is interpreted to result from stress accumulation in the
volcanic edifice caused by constant magma supply without effusion of magma to the surface. We further show that data showing
slight acceleration in strain can be best explained by magma ascent at a constant velocity, and that there is no evidence
for increased magma buoyancy resulting from gas bubble growth. This consideration supports the interpretation that the magma
stayed at 2 km depth and horizontally migrated. These findings relating magma supply rate and seismicity to magma ascent process
are clues to understanding why no magmatic eruption occurred at Iwate volcano in 1998. 相似文献
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Matthieu Kervyn Gerald G. J. Ernst Jörg Keller R. Greg Vaughan Jurgis Klaudius Evelyne Pradal Frederic Belton Hannes B. Mattsson Evelyne Mbede Patric Jacobs 《Bulletin of Volcanology》2010,72(8):913-931
On September 4, 2007, after 25 years of effusive natrocarbonatite eruptions, the eruptive activity of Oldoinyo Lengai (OL),
N Tanzania, changed abruptly to episodic explosive eruptions. This transition was preceded by a voluminous lava eruption in
March 2006, a year of quiescence, resumption of natrocarbonatite eruptions in June 2007, and a volcano-tectonic earthquake
swarm in July 2007. Despite the lack of ground-based monitoring, the evolution in OL eruption dynamics is documented based
on the available field observations, ASTER and MODIS satellite images, and almost-daily photos provided by local pilots. Satellite
data enabled identification of a phase of voluminous lava effusion in the 2 weeks prior to the onset of explosive eruptions.
After the onset, the activity varied from 100 m high ash jets to 2–15 km high violent, steady or unsteady, eruption columns
dispersing ash to 100 km distance. The explosive eruptions built up a ∼400 m wide, ∼75 m high intra-crater pyroclastic cone.
Time series data for eruption column height show distinct peaks at the end of September 2007 and February 2008, the latter
being associated with the first pyroclastic flows to be documented at OL. Chemical analyses of the erupted products, presented
in a companion paper (Keller et al. 2010), show that the 2007–2008 explosive eruptions are associated with an undersaturated carbonated silicate melt. This new phase
of explosive eruptions provides constraints on the factors causing the transition from natrocarbonatite effusive eruptions
to explosive eruptions of carbonated nephelinite magma, observed repetitively in the last 100 years at OL. 相似文献
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Eruptive history and magmatic evolution of the 1.9 kyr Plinian dacitic Chiltepe Tephra from Apoyeque volcano in west-central Nicaragua 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0
The youngest dacitic Plinian eruption in west-central Nicaragua, forming the 18 km3 Chiltepe Tephra (CT), occurred about nineteen hundred years ago at Apoyeque stratovolcano, which dominates the Chiltepe volcanic
complex 15 km north of the capital Managua, where the CT is 2 m thick. We have traced the CT from its proximal facies at the
crater rim, through the medial facies in the lowlands around Apoyeque, and to the distal facies up to 550 km offshore in the
Pacific. While medial and distal facies consist of widespread Plinian fall deposits, the proximal facies reveals the complexity
of this eruption, which we divide into four phases (I–IV). Interaction of rising magma with a pre-existing crater lake generated
the phreatomagmatic opening phase I of the eruption, which produced ash fall with accretionary lapilli. Phase II marked a
rapid change to persistent magmatic activity that yielded several large Plinian eruptions, declining through a period of unstable
eruption conditions, followed by a short hiatus. Phase III began with unstable conditions, probably as a result of eastward
migration and widening of the vent, leading to a second period of Plinian eruptions with three major events reaching magma
discharge rates five times larger than those of phase II. Phase III again declined through unstable eruption conditions before
magmatic activity terminated. Numerous explosions in the shallow hydrothermal system during the final phase IV resulted in
the formation of a phreatic tuff ring on the rim of Apoyeque crater. The white, highly-vesicular, dacitic CT pumice contains
plagioclase (An45–68), orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene, and minor hornblende, apatite and titanomagnetite phenocrysts. A very subordinate fraction
of gray pumice has the highest crystal content, the least evolved bulk-rock, but the most evolved matrix-glass composition.
The CT dacite has two unusual compositional features: (1) all white dacite has the same melt (matrix-glass) composition such
that variations in bulk-rock compositions (64–68 wt% SiO2) simply reflect different phenocryst contents of 10–35%, interpreted as the result of gradual phenocryst settling in the
magma chamber. (2) Abundant olivine crystals with a bimodal distribution in Mg# (modes at Mg# = 0.75 and Mg# = 0.8) are dispersed
throughout the erupted dacite. These are clearly out of equilibrium with the dacitic melt and are interpreted as xenocrysts
derived from the basaltic Nejapa-Miraflores volcanic lineament that intersects the Chiltepe volcanic complex and was contemporaneously
active. Thermobarometric estimates place the dacitic CT magma reservoir in the upper crust (<250 MPa), with a temperature
of about 890°C and about 5 wt% water dissolved in the melt. Comparing water and chlorine contents with respective solubility
models suggests that volatile degassing began in the magma reservoir and triggered the CT eruption. From the vertical compositional
variation pattern of the CT we deduce that the conduit tapped the magma chamber not at the top but from the side, at some
deeper level, and that subsequent magma withdrawal was governed by both variations in discharge rate and possible upward migration
and/or widening of the conduit entrance. 相似文献
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Kenji Notsu Toshiya Mori Sandie Chanchah Do Vale Hiroyuki Kagi Takamori Ito 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》2006,163(4):825-835
Since the 8th century, more than seventeen eruptions have been recorded for the Mt. Fuji volcano, with the most recent eruption
occurring in 1707 (Hoei eruption). For the past 300 years the volcano has been in a quiescent stage and, since the early 1960s,
has exhibited neither fumarolic nor thermal activity. However, the number of low-frequency earthquakes with a hypocentral
depth of 10–20 km increased significantly beneath the northeastern flank of Mt. Fuji in 2000–2001, suggesting a possible resumption
of magmatic activity. In this study, diffuse CO2 efflux and thermal surveys were carried out in four areas of the volcano in 2001–2002 in order to detect possible signs of
the upward movement of deep magma. At all survey points, the CO2 efflux was below the detection limit with the exception of a few points with biological CO2 emission, and ground temperatures at a depth of 20–30 cm were below ambient, indicating no surface manifestations of gas
or heat emission. Should magma rise into the subsurface, the diffuse CO2 efflux would be expected to increase, particularly along the tectonically weakened lineation on the Mt. Fuji volcano, allowing
for the early detection of pre-eruptive degassing. 相似文献
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Eruptive style of the young high-Mg basaltic-andesite Pelagatos scoria cone,southeast of México City 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0
The eruption of the Pelagatos scoria cone in the Sierra Chichinautzin monogenetic field near the southern suburbs of Mexico
City occurred less than 14,000 years ago. The eruption initiated at a fissure with an effusive phase that formed a 7-km-long
lava flow, and continued with a phase of alternating and/or simultaneous explosive and effusive activity that built a 50-m-high
scoria cone on the western end of the fissure and formed a compound lava flow-field near the vent. The eruption ended with
the emplacement of a short lava flow that breached the cone and was accompanied by weak explosions at the crater. Products
consist of a microlite-rich high-Mg basaltic andesite. Samples were analyzed to determine the magma’s initial properties as
well as the effects of degassing-induced crystallization on eruptive style. Although distal ash fallout deposits from this
eruption are not preserved, a recent quarry exposes a large section of the scoria cone. Detailed study of exposed layers allows
us to elucidate the mode of cone-building activity. Petrological and textural data, combined with models calibrated by experimental
work and melt-inclusion analyses of similar magmas elsewhere, indicate that the magma was initially hot (>1,200°C), gas-rich
(up to 5 wt.% H2O), crystal-poor (~10 vol.% Fo90 olivine phenocrysts) and thus poorly viscous (40–80 Pa s). During the early phase, low magma ascent velocity at the fissure
vent allowed low-viscosity magma to degas and crystallize during ascent, producing lava flows with elevated crystal contents
at T < 1,100°C, and blocky surfaces. Later, the closure of the fissure by cooling dikes focused the magma flow at a narrow section
of the fissure. This led to an increased magma ascent velocity. Rapid and shallow degassing (<3 km deep) triggered ~40 vol.%
microlite crystallization. Limited times for gas-escape and higher magma viscosity (6 × 105–4 × 106 Pa s) drove strong explosions of highly (60–80 vol.%) and finely vesicular magma. Coarse clasts broke on landing, which implies
brittle behavior due to complete solidification. This requires sufficient time to cool and in turn implies ejection heights
of over 1 km, which is much higher than “normal” Strombolian activity. Hence, magma viscosity significantly impacts eruption style at monogenetic volcanoes because it affects the kinetics
of shallow degassing. The long-lasting eruptions of Jorullo and Paricutin, which produced similar magmas in western México,
were more explosive. This can be related to higher magma fluxes and total erupted volumes. Implications of this study are
important because basaltic andesites are commonly erupted to form monogenetic scoria cones of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. 相似文献
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Multiple levels of magma storage during the 1980 summer eruptions of Mount St. Helens, WA 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Transitions in eruptive style—explosive to effusive, sustained to pulsatory—are a common aspect of volcanic activity and present a major challenge to volcano monitoring efforts. A classic example of such transitions is provided by the activity of Mount St. Helens, WA, during 1980, where a climactic Plinian event on May 18 was followed by subplinian and vulcanian eruptions that became increasing pulsatory with time throughout the summer, finally progressing to episodic growth of a lava dome. Here we use variations in the textures, glass compositions and volatile contents of melt inclusions preserved in pyroclasts produced by the summer 1980 eruptions to determine conditions of magma ascent and storage that may have led to observed changes in eruptive activity. Five different pyroclast types identified in pyroclastic flow and fall deposits produced by eruptions in June 12, July 22 and August 7, 1980, provide evidence for multiple levels of magma storage prior to each event. Highly vesicular clasts have H2O-rich (4.5–5.5 wt%) melt inclusions and lack groundmass microlites or hornblende reaction rims, characteristics that require magma storage at P≥160 MPa until shortly prior to eruption. All other clast types have groundmass microlites; PH20 estimated from both H2O-bearing melt inclusions and textural constraints provided by decompression experiments suggest pre-eruptive storage pressures of ∼75, 40, and 10 MPa. The distribution of pyroclast types within and between eruptive deposits can be used to place important constraints on eruption mechanisms. Fall and flow deposits from June 12, 1980, lack highly vesicular, microlite-free pyroclasts. This eruption was also preceded by a shallow intrusion on June 3, as evidenced by a seismic crisis and enhanced SO2 emissions. Our constraints suggest that magma intruded to a depth of ≤4 km beneath the crater floor fed the June eruption. In contrast, eruptions of July and August, although shorter in duration and smaller in volume, erupted deep volatile-rich magma. If modeled as a simple cylinder, these data require a step-wise decrease in effective conduit diameter from 40–50 m in May and June to 8–12 m in July and August. The abundance of vesicular (intermediate to deep) clast types in July and August further suggests that this change was effected by narrowing the shallower part of the conduit, perhaps in response to solidification of intruded magma remaining in the shallow system after the June eruption. Eruptions from July to October were distinctly pulsatory, transitioning between subplinian and vulcanian in character. As originally suggested by Scandone and Malone (1985), a growing mismatch between the rate of magma ascent and magma disruption explains the increasingly pulsatory nature of the eruptions through time. Recent fragmentation experiments Spieler et al. (2004) suggest this mismatch may have been aided by the multiple levels at which magma was stored (and degassed) prior to these events.Editorial responsibility: J Stix 相似文献
14.
Following an intersection of rising magma with drifts of the potential Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository, a pathway
is likely to be established to the surface with magma flowing for days to weeks and affecting the performance of engineered
structures located along or near the flow path. In particular, convective circulation could occur within magma-filled drifts
due to the exsolution and segregation of magmatic gas. We investigate gas segregation in a magma-filled drift intersected
by a vertical dyke by means of analogue experiments, focusing on the conditions of sustained magma flow. Degassing is simulated
by electrolysis, producing micrometric bubbles in viscous mixtures of water and golden syrup, or by aerating golden syrup,
producing polydisperse bubbly mixtures with 40% of gas by volume. The presence of exsolved bubbles induces a buoyancy-driven
exchange flow between the dyke and the drift that leads to gas segregation. Bubbles segregate from the magma by rising and
accumulating as a foam at the top of the drift, coupled with the accumulation of denser degassed magma at the base of the
drift. Steady-state influx of bubbly magma from the dyke into the drift is balanced by outward flux of lighter foam and denser
degassed magma. The length and time scales of this gas segregation are controlled by the rise of bubbles in the horizontal
drift. Steady-state gas segregation would be accomplished within hours to hundreds of years depending on the viscosity of
the degassed magma and the average size of exsolved gas bubbles, and the resulting foam would only be a few cm thick. The
exchange flux of bubbly magma between the dyke and the drift that is induced by gas segregation ranges from 1 m3 s−1, for the less viscous magmas, to 10−8 m3 s−1, for the most viscous degassed magmas, with associated velocities ranging from 10−1 to 10−9 m s−1 for the same viscosity range. This model of gas segregation also predicts that the relative proportion of erupted degassed
magma, that could potentially carry and entrain nuclear waste material towards the surface, would depend on the value of the
dyke magma supply rate relative to the value of the gas segregation flux, with violent eruption of gassy as well as degassed
magmas at relatively high magma supply rates, and eruption of mainly degassed magma by milder episodic Strombolian explosions
at relatively lower supply rates. 相似文献
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Daniela Mele Roberto Sulpizio Pierfrancesco Dellino Luigi La Volpe 《Bulletin of Volcanology》2011,73(3):257-278
New volcanological studies allow reconstruction of the eruption dynamics of the Pomici di Mercato eruption (ca 8,900 cal.
yr B.P.) of Somma-Vesuvius. Three main Eruptive Phases are distinguished based on two distinct erosion surfaces that interrupt
stratigraphic continuity of the deposits, indicating that time breaks occurred during the eruption. Absence of reworked volcaniclastic
deposits on top of the erosion surfaces suggests that quiescent periods between eruptive phases were short perhaps lasting
only days to weeks. Each of the Eruptive Phases was characterised by deposition of alternating fall and pyroclastic density
current (PDC) deposits. The fallout deposits blanketed a wide area toward the east, while the more restricted PDC deposits
inundated the volcano slopes. Eruptive dynamics were driven by brittle magmatic fragmentation of a phonolitic magma, which,
because of its mechanical fragility, produced a significant amount of fine ash. External water did not significantly contribute
either to fragmentation dynamics or to mechanical energy release during the eruption. Column heights were between 18 and 22 km,
corresponding to mass discharge rates between 1.4 and 6 × 107 kg s−1. The estimated on land volume of fall deposits ranges from a minimum of 2.3 km3 to a maximum of 7.4 km3. Calculation of physical parameters of the dilute pyroclastic density currents indicates speeds of a few tens of m s−1 and densities of a few kg m−3 (average of the lowermost 10 m of the currents), resulting in dynamic pressures lower than 3 kPa. These data suggest that
the potential impact of pyroclastic density currents of the Pomici di Mercato eruption was smaller than those of other Plinian
and sub-Plinian eruptions of Somma-Vesuvius, especially those of 1631 AD and 472 AD (4–14 kPa), which represent reference
values for the Vesuvian emergency plan. The pulsating and long-lasting behaviour of the Pomici di Mercato eruption is unique
in the history of large explosive eruptions of Somma-Vesuvius. We suggest an eruptive scheme in which discrete magma batches
rose from the magma chamber through a network of fractures. The injection and rise of the different magma batches was controlled
by the interplay between magma chamber overpressure and local stress. The intermittent discharge of magma during a large explosive
eruption is unusual for Somma-Vesuvius, as well as for other volcanoes worldwide, and yields new insights for improving our
knowledge of the dynamics of explosive eruptions. 相似文献
16.
Between 1971 and 2001, the Southeast Crater was the most productive of the four summit craters of Mount Etna, with activity that can be compared, on a global scale, to the opening phases of the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō-Kūpaianaha eruption of Kīlauea volcano, Hawai‘i. The period of highest eruptive rate was between 1996 and 2001, when near-continuous activity occurred in five phases. These were characterized by a wide range of eruptive styles and intensities from quiet, non-explosive lava emission to brief, violent lava-fountaining episodes. Much of the cone growth occurred during these fountaining episodes, totaling 105 events. Many showed complex dynamics such as different eruptive styles at multiple vents, and resulted in the growth of minor edifices on the flanks of the Southeast Crater cone. Small pyroclastic flows were produced during some of the eruptive episodes, when oblique tephra jets showered the steep flanks of the cone with hot bombs and scoriae. Fluctuations in the eruptive style and eruption rates were controlled by a complex interplay between changes in the conduit geometry (including the growth of a shallow magma reservoir under the Southeast Crater), magma supply rates, and flank instability. During this period, volume calculations were made with the aid of GIS and image analysis of video footage obtained by a monitoring telecamera. Between 1996 and 2001, the bulk volume of the cone increased by ~36×106 m3, giving a total (1971–2001) volume of ~72×106 m3. At the same time, the cone gained ~105 m in height, reaching an elevation of about 3,300 m. The total DRE volume of the 1996–2001 products was ~90×106m3. This mostly comprised lava flows (72×106 m3) erupted at the summit and onto the flanks of the cone. These values indicate that the productivity of the Southeast Crater increased fourfold during 1996–2001 with respect to the previous 25 years, coinciding with a general increase in the eruptive output rates and eruption intensity at Etna. This phase of intense summit activity has been followed, since the summer of 2001, by a period of increased structural instability of the volcano, marked by a series of important flank eruptions. 相似文献
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B. John Makario Londoño A. John Jairo Sanchez E. Luis Eduardo Toro Fernando Gil Cruz Olga Patricia Bohorquez 《Bulletin of Volcanology》1998,59(8):556-561
Coda Q–1 was calculated at Nevado del Ruiz Volcano (NRV) before and after two phreatomagmatic eruptions (November 1985, September
1989) and for a period of stability (May 1987) using a functional form for coda derived from a single scattering model (Sato
1977). Substantial changes were found before and after the eruptions. The highest value of Q–1 was found during the November 1985 eruption, an intermediate value for the September 1989 eruption, and the lowest value
for May 1987. It seems that the changes in coda Q–1 at NRV have a still-unknown relationship with the volume or magnitude of the eruption. A relatively strong frequency dependence
was found for all periods. Also Q–1 clearly changed with time, suggesting that the scattering was strong for the eruption of November 1985 and decreased for
the eruption of September 1989, and that the intrinsic absorption probably increased. This suggests the possibility that crystallization
is taking place in the NRV magma. The clear change of coda Q–1 before and after the eruptions at NRV also suggests the possibility that coda Q–1 is a premonitory tool of activity at this volcano.
Received: 25 October 1996 / Accepted: 21 January 1998 相似文献
18.
Strombolian explosive styles and source conditions: insights from thermal (FLIR) video 总被引:1,自引:3,他引:1
Matthew R. Patrick Andrew J. L. Harris Maurizio Ripepe Jonathan Dehn David A. Rothery Sonia Calvari 《Bulletin of Volcanology》2007,69(7):769-784
Forward Looking Infrared Radiometer (FLIR) cameras offer a unique view of explosive volcanism by providing an image of calibrated
temperatures. In this study, 344 eruptive events at Stromboli volcano, Italy, were imaged in 2001–2004 with a FLIR camera
operating at up to 30 Hz. The FLIR was effective at revealing both ash plumes and coarse ballistic scoria, and a wide range
of eruption styles was recorded. Eruptions at Stromboli can generally be classified into two groups: Type 1 eruptions, which
are dominated by coarse ballistic particles, and Type 2 eruptions, which consist of an optically-thick, ash-rich plume, with
(Type 2a) or without (Type 2b) large numbers of ballistic particles. Furthermore, Type 2a plumes exhibited gas thrust velocities
(>15 m s−1) while Type 2b plumes were limited to buoyant velocities (<15 m s−1) above the crater rim. A given vent would normally maintain a particular gross eruption style (Type 1 vs. 2) for days to
weeks, indicating stability of the uppermost conduit on these timescales. Velocities at the crater rim had a range of 3–101 m
s−1, with an overall mean value of 24 m s−1. Mean crater rim velocities by eruption style were: Type 1 = 34 m s−1, Type 2a = 31 m s−1, Type 2b = 7 m s−1. Eruption durations had a range of 6–41 s, with a mean of 15 s, similar among eruption styles. The ash in Type 2 eruptions
originates from either backfilled material (crater wall slumping or ejecta rollback) or rheological changes in the uppermost
magma column. Type 2a and 2b behaviors are shown to be a function of the overpressure of the bursting slug. In general, our
imaging data support a broadening of the current paradigm for strombolian behavior, incorporating an uppermost conduit that
can be more variable than is commonly considered. 相似文献
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Gianluca Sottili Danilo M. Palladino Mario Gaeta Matteo Masotta 《Bulletin of Volcanology》2012,74(1):163-186
Maar volcanoes represent a common volcano type which is produced by the explosive interaction of magma with external water.
Here, we provide information on a number of maars in the ultrapotassic Sabatini Volcanic District (SVD, Roman Province) as
young as ∼90 ka. The SVD maars are characterised in terms of crater and ejecta ring morphologies, eruptive successions and
magma compositions, in light of the local substrate settings, with the aim of assessing magma–water interaction conditions,
eruption energetics and genetic mechanisms. Feeder magmas spanned the whole SVD differentiation trend from trachybasalts–shoshonites
to phonolites. From the ejected lithic fragments from aquifer rocks, the range of depth of magma–water explosive interaction
is estimated to have been mostly at ∼400–600 m below ground level, with a single occurrence of surficial interaction in palustrine–lacustrine
environment. In particular, the interaction with external water may have triggered the explosive behaviour of poorly differentiated
magmas, whereas it may have acted only as a late controlling factor of the degree of fragmentation and eruption style for
the most differentiated magma batches during low-flux ascent in an incipiently fragmented state. Crater sizes, ejecta volumes
and ballistic data allow a reconstruction of the energy budget of SVD maar-forming eruptions. Erupted tephra volumes from
either monogenetic or polygenetic maars ranged 0.004–0.07 km3 during individual maar-forming eruptions, with corresponding total magma thermal energies of 8 × 1015–4 × 1017 J. Based on energy partitioning and volume balance of erupted magmas and lithic fractions vs. crater holes, we consider the
different contributions of explosive excavation of the substrate vs. subsidence in forming the SVD maar craters. Following
available models based on crater sizes, highly variable fractions (5–50%) of the magma thermal energies would have been required
for crater excavation. It appears that subsidence may have played a major role in some SVD maars characterised by low lithic
contents, whilst substrate excavation became increasingly significant with increasing degrees of aquifer fragmentation. 相似文献
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The Middle Scoria deposit represents an explosive eruption of basaltic andesite magma (54 wt. % SiO2) from Okmok volcano during mid-Holocene time. The pattern of dispersal and characteristics of the ejecta indicate that the
eruption opened explosively, with ash textural evidence for a limited degree of phreatomagmatism. The second phase of the
eruption produced thick vesicular scoria deposits with grain texture, size and dispersal characteristics that indicate it
was violent strombolian to subplinian in style. The third eruptive phase produced deposits with a shift towards grain shapes
that are dense, blocky, and poorly vesicular, and intermittent surge layers, indicating later transitions between magmatic
(violent strombolian) to phreatomagmatic (vulcanian) eruptive styles. Isopach maps yield bulk volume estimates that range
from 0.06 to 0.43 km3, with ~ 0.04 to 0.25 km3 total DRE. The associated column heights and mass discharge values calculated from isopleth maps of individual Middle Scoria
layers are 8.5 – 14 km and 0.4 to 45 × 106 kg/s. The Middle Scoria tephras are enriched in plagioclase microlites that have the textural characteristics of rapid magma
ascent and relatively high degrees of effective undercooling. Those textures probably reflect the rapid magma ascent accompanying
the violent strombolian and subplinian phases of the eruption. In the later stages of the eruption, the plagioclase microlite
number densities decrease and textures include more tabular plagioclase, indicating a slowing of the ascent rate. The findings
on the Middle Scoria are consistent with other explosive mafic eruptions, and show that outside of the two large caldera-forming
eruptions, Okmok is also capable of producing violent mafic eruptions, marked by varying degrees of phreatomagmatism. 相似文献