Magma flow between summit and Pu‘u ‘ Ō ‘ō at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i

dc.citation.firstpage2232
dc.citation.issueNumber7
dc.citation.journalTitleGeochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
dc.citation.lastpage2246
dc.citation.volumeNumber14
dc.contributor.authorMontagna, C.P.
dc.contributor.authorGonnermann, H.M.
dc.contributor.orgKeith-Wiess Geological Lab
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-28T17:15:40Z
dc.date.available2016-01-28T17:15:40Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstract[1] Volcanic eruptions are often accompanied by spatiotemporal migration of ground deformation, a consequence of pressure changes within magma reservoirs and pathways. We modeled the propagation of pressure variations through the east rift zone (ERZ) of Kılauea Volcano, Hawai‘i, caused by magma withdrawal during the early eruptive episodes (1983–1985) of the ongoing Pu‘u ‘O‘ o-Kupaianaha eruption. Eruptive activity at the Pu‘u ‘O‘ o vent was typically accompanied by abrupt deflation that lasted for several hours and was followed by a sudden onset of gradual inflation once the eruptive episode had ended. Similar patterns of deflation and inflation were recorded at Kılauea’s summit, approximately 15 km to the northwest, albeit with time delays of hours. These delay times can be reproduced by modeling the spatiotemporal changes in magma pressure and flow rate within an elastic-walled dike that traverses Kılauea’s ERZ. Key parameters that affect the behavior of the magma-dike system are the dike dimensions, the elasticity of the wall rock, the magma viscosity, and to a lesser degree the magnitude and duration of the pressure variations themselves. Combinations of these parameters define a transport efficiency and a pressure diffusivity, which vary somewhat from episode to episode, resulting in variations in delay times. The observed variations in transport efficiency are most easily explained by small, localized changes to the geometry of the magma pathway.
dc.identifier.citationMontagna, C.P. and Gonnermann, H.M.. "Magma flow between summit and Pu‘u ‘ Ō ‘ō at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i." <i>Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems,</i> 14, no. 7 (2013) American Geophysical Union: 2232-2246. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ggge.20145.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ggge.20145
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/88221
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAmerican Geophysical Union
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dc.subject.keywordmagma flow
dc.subject.keyworddikes
dc.subject.keywordKīlauea
dc.subject.keywordelastic rock
dc.subject.keywordmagma-rock coupling
dc.titleMagma flow between summit and Pu‘u ‘ Ō ‘ō at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i
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