Timescales of water accumulation in magmas and implications for short warning times of explosive eruptions

Volatiles such as water play a key role in magma ascent and ultimately triggering explosive eruptions. Here, the authors show that water-rich melts with water concentrations of 6–9 wt.% can ascend rapidly to the surface over the timescales of hours to days with very short warning times.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: M. Petrelli, K. El Omari, L. Spina, Y. Le Guer, G. La Spina, D. Perugini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-02987-6