Explosive Volcanic Eruptions and Spinodal Decomposition: A Different Approach to Deciphering the Tiny Bubble Paradox

Abstract Bubbles in magmas drive explosive volcanic eruptions. The spatial distribution of bubble nucleation sites in an ascending, decompressing, and supersaturating magma is one of the primary controls on ash morphologies and volcanic hazards. The mechanism of bubble formation is important because...

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Main Authors: Dork Sahagian, Tamara L. Carley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-06-01
Series:Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GC008898