Tag Archives: Seismic Imaging

Finding the magma source for Mount St Helens

Seismic imaging reveals a cold mantle beneath the volcano and suggests that magma migrates from the east. Continue reading

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Discontinuity under the Aloha State

An advanced seismic imaging technique has provided a more detailed picture of mantle structure beneath the Hawaii islands, but it hasn’t resolved how the islands formed. Continue reading

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