Clinopyroxene Dissolution Records Rapid Magma Ascent

Magma Ascent by Porous Flow

Porous flow of buoyant liquid through partially molten rock is regarded as the initial transport process leading to magma segregation in the mantle. Recent work has identified the importance of matrix deformation and compaction in this process. We present finite-difference calculations based on a generalized form of Darcy's law that includes matrix deformation, in two-dimensional Cartesian and ...

Rapid and slow: Varying magma ascent rates as a mechanism for Vulcanian explosions

Flexural Stresses and Magma Ascent at Large Volcanoes on Venus

Introduction: The Magellan mission to Venus [1] revealed the presence of at least 144 large volcanic edifices (i.e., those with flows extending > 100 km in diameter; Figure 1) [2-4]. Numerical models of coupled edifice growth and lithospheric flexure on Venus [5] revealed that horizontal compression in the upper lithosphere gets transmitted into the edifice, tending to halt magma ascent (and th...

Regional controls on magma ascent and storage in volcanic arcs

Understanding the controls for magma ascent and storage depth is important for volcanic hazard assessment. Regional differences in the depths of magma storage between volcanic arcs suggest that the settings of subduction zones and of overriding plates influence howmagma ascends through the crust. Here we use a compilation of data for 70 volcanoes in 15 volcanic regions to better understand the ...

Timing magma ascent at Popocatepetl Volcano , Mexico , 2000 ^ 2001

Magnetic anomalies may be used to constrain magma ascent and are useful as precursors to eruptions especially when correlated with other geophysical and geochemical data. In this paper we present multiparameter data on the magnetics, dome morphology, geochemistry and seismicity associated with the December 2000^January 2001 eruptions, the largest of the recent eruptions at Popocatepetl Volcano....