Magma ascent rates in explosive eruptions: Constraints from H2O diffusion in melt inclusions

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 270, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 25-40

  Humphreys, Madeleine C S ^a   Menand, Thierry ^b   Blundy, Jon D ^b   Klimm, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ascent rate; diffusion; melt inclusions; Mount St. Helens; Plinian

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; DIFFUSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMAGE PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLOGY;

ASCENT RATE; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS; ION MICROPROBE; SYN-ERUPTIVE VOLATILE DIFFUSION; TUBE-SHAPED MELT INCLUSIONS;

VOLCANOES;

DIFFUSION; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; ION MICROPROBE; MELT INCLUSION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PETROLOGY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; WATER;

CASCADE RANGE; MOUNT SAINT HELENS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

PLINIA;

EID: 43449088241     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2008.02.041     Document Type: Article

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