Eruption of ultralow-viscosity basanite magma at Cumbre Vieja, La Palma, Canary Islands

Abstract The viscosity of magma exerts control on all aspects of its migration through the crust to eruption. This was particularly true for the 2021 eruption of Cumbre Vieja (La Palma), which produced exceptionally fast and fluid lava at high discharge rates. We have performed concentric cylinder e...

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Main Authors: Jonathan M. Castro, Yves Feisel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30905-4