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Volcanoes are mighty mountains Volcanoes are mighty mountains
Volcanoes are evidence of the remarkable journey of molten rock, which begins miles (kilometers) beneath our feet. What happens on magma’s ascent determines whether it erupts explosively (like Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980), oozes lava (like Mount St. Helens during its 2004–2008 dome-building event), or cools and crystallizes underground, never to erupt at all. Like a volcano, your...
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Elizabeth G. Westby, Kimber Petersen, Sonja Melander
Pre-eruptive volatiles and magma storage depth for the 2018 eruption at Mount Veniaminof, Alaska Pre-eruptive volatiles and magma storage depth for the 2018 eruption at Mount Veniaminof, Alaska
Mount Veniaminof is a frequently active, open-system arc volcano on the Alaska Peninsula, part of the Alaska-Aleutian arc. Mount Veniaminof's September–December 2018 eruption began with small lava flows and culminated in a larger explosive event in November that produced a 450 km long continuous ash plume—one of the volcano's most significant ash-producing events in recently observed...
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Ellyn G. Huggins, Phillipp Ruprecht, Matthew W. Loewen, M. Gavrilenko, R.J. Bodnar, M. Harlaux
dMODELS, a MATLAB software package for modeling crustal deformation near volcanic centers and active faults using Global Navigation Satellite System data—User guide dMODELS, a MATLAB software package for modeling crustal deformation near volcanic centers and active faults using Global Navigation Satellite System data—User guide
dMODELS is a MATLAB software package that implements the most common analytical models used to interpret deformation measurements near faults and active volcanic centers. This manual focuses on inversion of deformation data from the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). The included case studies emphasize the GNSS inversion component of the software. Source models include...
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Maurizio Battaglia, Deja Celestine, D. Sarah Stamps
In vitro assessment of human alveolar epithelial responses to acute combined exposure to volcanic ash and sulphur dioxide gas In vitro assessment of human alveolar epithelial responses to acute combined exposure to volcanic ash and sulphur dioxide gas
Volcanic activity releases sulphur dioxide (SO₂) gas and fine particulate matter that may degrade air quality in populated areas, yet the effects of combined exposure remain insufficiently characterised. We examined the biological effects of acute combined exposure to volcanic ash and SO₂ in human alveolar epithelial cells (A549) maintained at the air-liquid interface. Cells were exposed...
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Ines Tomasek, Fanny Henrioux, Julia Eychenne, David E. Damby, Matthieu Jabaudon, Antoine Mathieu, Clara Gorce, Gaelle Uzu, Simon Falvard, Regine Minet-Quinard, Corinne Belville, Loic Blanchon, Vincent Sapin
The eruptive behavior of distributed volcanism forming low shield edifices—A case study of Sentinel-Arlington volcanic field, U.S.A. The eruptive behavior of distributed volcanism forming low shield edifices—A case study of Sentinel-Arlington volcanic field, U.S.A.
Distributed volcanic fields are present in various tectonic settings worldwide, and their characteristics reflect differing influences from magmatic and tectonic processes. In the southwestern United States alone, there are 37 Quaternary distributed volcanic fields. After the primary period of extensional tectonics in the southern Basin and Range 15–5 million years ago, the Sentinel...
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Jisoo Kim, J. Ramón Arrowsmith, Amanda B. Clarke, Kurt Roggensack, Steven Semken, Kara Brugman
Distributed volcanic fields—Patterns, products, processes, and plumbing Distributed volcanic fields—Patterns, products, processes, and plumbing
Distributed volcanic fields—also referred to as “monogenetic fields” or simply “volcanic fields”—are found on every continent, on the seafloors, and in every tectonic setting on Earth. Yet, our understanding of what constitutes a distributed volcanic field, and our knowledge of the common products, spatiotemporal patterns in activity, and plumbing systems of these fields, are commonly...
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Emily Renee Johnson, Greg A. Valentine, Michael H. Ort
Amploc: A complete Python workflow for amplitude-based locations Amploc: A complete Python workflow for amplitude-based locations
Amplitude‐based locations are well suited for characterizing long‐duration seismic sources that may migrate with time, such as debris flows, avalanches, rockfall, and volcanic tremor. Although amplitude‐based location methods have existed for decades, their adoption in real‐time monitoring systems remains limited. We present a complete Python‐based workflow that includes station...
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Weston Thelen, Noah Mcgregor Harper
Getting the story straight: Common misconceptions around volcanoes and eruptions with case studies of recent events Getting the story straight: Common misconceptions around volcanoes and eruptions with case studies of recent events
The ability to rapidly disseminate scientific knowledge across the world has never been greater. This is paralleled by the ability of rumors to spread equally far and fast. Popular misconceptions can take root and, without correction, take on the appearance of facts. Commonly misunderstood topics include those with attention-grabbing phrasing (e.g. “Pacific Ring of Fire”, “supervolcanoes...
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Janine Krippner, Sam Poppe, Christian Farias, Ed Venzke, Michael Poland, B. Behncke, Sara K. McBride, Jessica L. Ball, Diana Roman, Heather K. Handley, Claire J. Horwell, Benjamin R Edwards, Loÿc Vanderkluysen, Carol Stewart, Emma J. Nicholson, Alia Juman, Ma. Mylene Martinez-Villegas,, Brian Terbush, Erik W. Klemetti, Jazmin Scarlett, Rebecca Williams, Valerie A. Finlayson, Kadie Bennis, Sally K. Sennert, Thomas C. Pierson, Devy K. Syahbana, Arianna Soldati
Storage timescales and the crystal growth history recorded in the layered reservoir of the Unit 3 Kulanaokuaiki Tephra Member of the Uēkahuna Ash from Kīlauea volcano Storage timescales and the crystal growth history recorded in the layered reservoir of the Unit 3 Kulanaokuaiki Tephra Member of the Uēkahuna Ash from Kīlauea volcano
The Kulanaokuaiki Tephra Unit 3 (900 C.E.) was a subplinian basaltic scoria eruption, the largest known to have occurred at Kīlauea’s summit. The initiation mechanism and cause(s) of this highly hazardous eruption remain poorly understood, particularly as this style of activity has not been observed in the modern period. We use olivine diffusion timescales from Fe-Mg and lithium zoning...
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Abigail Nalesnik, Kendra J. Lynn, Timothy R. Rose, Jessica M. Warren, Dawn Catherine Sweeney Ruth, Kuan-Yu Lin, Don Swanson
Self-similar vent clustering in the Pinacate volcanic field (Sonora, Mexico and Arizona, United States) Self-similar vent clustering in the Pinacate volcanic field (Sonora, Mexico and Arizona, United States)
The spatial distribution of vents in a distributed volcanic field may provide clues about the geometry of the volcanic field’s plumbing system. Distributed volcanism is characterized by magma feeders that are independent of one another, scattered over wide areas, and active for relatively short times (typically less than one hundred years). On the other hand, focused volcanism results in...
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Francesco Mazzarini, Ilaria Isola, Emily E. Zawacki, Amanda B. Clarke, Ramon Arrowsmith, Daniel J. Lynch, Alejandro Hinojosa-Corona
Constraining sources of mid-Pleistocene to present explosive volcanism in the Gulf of Alaska using machine learning and compositional data analysis Constraining sources of mid-Pleistocene to present explosive volcanism in the Gulf of Alaska using machine learning and compositional data analysis
The long-term eruptive record of a region helps better elucidate magmatic processes at depth as well as volcanic hazards at the surface. Typically, reconstructing such records is done using proximal tephrostratigraphy and linking individual tephras to source volcanoes. These records, however, can only be accurately constructed if they are both well preserved and correctly linked to...
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Jordan Edward Lubbers, Matthew W. Loewen, Kristi L. Wallace