Eruption of South Sarigan Seamount, Northern Mariana Islands: Insights into Hazards from Submarine Volcanic Eruptions

The eruption of South Sarigan Seamount in the southern Mariana arc in May 2010 is a reminder of how little we know about the hazards associated with submarine explosive eruptions or how to predict these types of eruptions. Monitored by local seismometers and distant hydrophones, the eruption from ~...

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Main Authors: Robert W. Embley, Yoshihiko Tamura, Susan G. Merle, Tomoki Sato, Osamu Ishizuka, William W. Chadwick Jr., Douglas A. Wiens, Patrick Shore, Robert J. Stern
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2014-06-01
Series:Oceanography
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Online Access:http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/27-2_embley.pdf