Caldera resurgence driven by magma viscosity contrasts

Following a large caldera creating volcanic eruption, caldera resurgence may occur as magma accumulation takes place, but this rarely leads to another a major eruption. Here, the authors using thermal and experimental models show that caldera resurgence is driven by magma viscosity contrasts.

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Main Authors: Federico Galetto, Valerio Acocella, Luca Caricchi
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/40f6bcb450cd4e95bf8d706b601240b6
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Summary:Following a large caldera creating volcanic eruption, caldera resurgence may occur as magma accumulation takes place, but this rarely leads to another a major eruption. Here, the authors using thermal and experimental models show that caldera resurgence is driven by magma viscosity contrasts.