Tag Archives: Volcanology

Continental rift exposes mantle melting at work

Posted on July 18, 2017 by

Changes in the degree of melting of mantle rock explain uplift and subsidence patterns in New Zealand’s Taupo Volcanic Zone. Continue reading →

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Finding the magma source for Mount St Helens

Posted on November 1, 2016 by

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

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Active Mud Volcano Field Discovered off Southeast Alaska

Posted on November 30, 2015 by

A cruise to study landslide potential along an earthquake-prone fault found a surprising methane plume. Continue reading →

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When you Can’t See the Volcano through the Clouds

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

Infrasound monitoring detects volcanic eruptions and contributes to public warning system. Continue reading →

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AGU Chapman Conference 2012: Of Ash and Airplanes

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

Scientists share ideas about how to model and forecast volcanic ash concentrations and how to pronounce Icelandic names. Continue reading →

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The Notorious E15 in Pictures

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

Physics Today’s Earth sciences correspondent took her camera on a field trip to the scourge of transatlantic air travelers in 2010, the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull. Continue reading →

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Will she blow? Magma Chamber Inflation at Santorini Caldera

Posted on March 4, 2012 by

Recent geodetic unrest at Santorini caldera in the Aegean Sea may or may not foreshadow an eruption. Continue reading →

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Io’s Magma Ocean Provides a View into Earth’s Past

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

Magnetic field data collected by NASA’s Galileo contains evidence of the magma sea. Continue reading →

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EGU 2011: An Outdoor Volcano Laboratory: Lots of Questions and a few Answers

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

The wealth of data on Stromboli, past and present, provided ample material for a discussion at the general assembly of the European Geosciences Union, which was held earlier this month in Vienna.
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