Conduit convection, magma mixing, and melt inclusion trends at persistently degassing volcanoes

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 301, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 345-352

  Witham, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Degassing; Melt inclusion; Volatiles; Volcano

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS; EARTH'S SURFACE; FUNCTION OF PRESSURE; GAS TRANSPORT; GASPHASE; MAGMA MIXING; MAGMA RESERVOIRS; MELT INCLUSIONS; SHALLOW DEPTHS; VOLATILE CONTENTS; VOLATILES; VOLCANIC CONDUIT; WATER NEEDS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEGASSING; VOLCANOES;

INCLUSIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONVECTION; DEGASSING; FLUID INCLUSION; GAS TRANSPORT; MAGMA; MAGMA CHAMBER; MIXING; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE; VOLCANO; WATER;

EID: 78650284297     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.11.017     Document Type: Article

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