Overview of Chaitén Volcano, Chile, and its 2008-2009 eruption
Chaitén Volcano erupted unexpectedly in May 2008 in one of the largest eruptions globally since the 1990s. It was the largest rhyolite eruption since the great eruption of Katmai Volcano in 1912, and the first rhyolite eruption to have at least some of its aspects monitored. The eruption consisted o...
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| description | Chaitén Volcano erupted unexpectedly in May 2008 in one of the largest eruptions globally since the 1990s. It was the largest rhyolite eruption since the great eruption of Katmai Volcano in 1912, and the first rhyolite eruption to have at least some of its aspects monitored. The eruption consisted of an approximately 2-week-long explosive phase that generated as much as 1 km3 bulk volume tephra (~0.3 km3 dense rock equivalent) followed by an approximately 20-month-long effusive phase that erupted about 0.8 km3 of high-silica rhyolite lava that formed a new dome within the volcano’s caldera. Prior to its eruption, little was known about the eruptive history of the volcano or the hazards it posed to society. This edition of Andean Geology contains a selection of papers that discuss new insights on the eruptive history of Chaitén Volcano, and the broad impacts of and new insights obtained from analyses of the 2008-2009 eruption. Here, we summarize the geographic, tectonic, and climatic setting of Chaitén Volcano and the pre-2008 state of knowledge of its eruptive history to provide context for the papers in this edition, and we provide a revised chronology of the 2008-2009 eruption. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2376493f048442d795ea101cabe0c35b2023-10-11T15:41:18ZengServicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN)Andean Geology0718-70920718-71062013-05-0140219621510.5027/andgeoV40n2-a01Overview of Chaitén Volcano, Chile, and its 2008-2009 eruptionJon J. Major0Luis E. Lara1United States Geological Survey, Cascades Volcano Observatory, 1300 SE Cardinal Court, Vancouver, Washington, 98683, USA.Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería, Programa de Riesgo Volcánico, Avda. Santa María 0104, Santiago, ChileChaitén Volcano erupted unexpectedly in May 2008 in one of the largest eruptions globally since the 1990s. It was the largest rhyolite eruption since the great eruption of Katmai Volcano in 1912, and the first rhyolite eruption to have at least some of its aspects monitored. The eruption consisted of an approximately 2-week-long explosive phase that generated as much as 1 km3 bulk volume tephra (~0.3 km3 dense rock equivalent) followed by an approximately 20-month-long effusive phase that erupted about 0.8 km3 of high-silica rhyolite lava that formed a new dome within the volcano’s caldera. Prior to its eruption, little was known about the eruptive history of the volcano or the hazards it posed to society. This edition of Andean Geology contains a selection of papers that discuss new insights on the eruptive history of Chaitén Volcano, and the broad impacts of and new insights obtained from analyses of the 2008-2009 eruption. Here, we summarize the geographic, tectonic, and climatic setting of Chaitén Volcano and the pre-2008 state of knowledge of its eruptive history to provide context for the papers in this edition, and we provide a revised chronology of the 2008-2009 eruption.http://www.andeangeology.cl/index.php/revista1/article/view/V40n2-a01chaitén volcanorhyoliteexplosive eruptionash falllava domepyroclastic density currentlaharenvironmental impactecological disturbanceholocene stratigraphygeophysical monitoring. |
| spellingShingle | Jon J. Major Luis E. Lara Overview of Chaitén Volcano, Chile, and its 2008-2009 eruption Andean Geology chaitén volcano rhyolite explosive eruption ash fall lava dome pyroclastic density current lahar environmental impact ecological disturbance holocene stratigraphy geophysical monitoring. |
| title | Overview of Chaitén Volcano, Chile, and its 2008-2009 eruption |
| title_full | Overview of Chaitén Volcano, Chile, and its 2008-2009 eruption |
| title_fullStr | Overview of Chaitén Volcano, Chile, and its 2008-2009 eruption |
| title_full_unstemmed | Overview of Chaitén Volcano, Chile, and its 2008-2009 eruption |
| title_short | Overview of Chaitén Volcano, Chile, and its 2008-2009 eruption |
| title_sort | overview of chaiten volcano chile and its 2008 2009 eruption |
| topic | chaitén volcano rhyolite explosive eruption ash fall lava dome pyroclastic density current lahar environmental impact ecological disturbance holocene stratigraphy geophysical monitoring. |
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