Nature Communications (Feb 2018)
Timescales of water accumulation in magmas and implications for short warning times of explosive eruptions
Abstract
Volatiles such as water play a key role in magma ascent and ultimately triggering explosive eruptions. Here, the authors show that water-rich melts with water concentrations of 6–9 wt.% can ascend rapidly to the surface over the timescales of hours to days with very short warning times.