Nature Communications (Feb 2018)

Timescales of water accumulation in magmas and implications for short warning times of explosive eruptions

  • M. Petrelli,
  • K. El Omari,
  • L. Spina,
  • Y. Le Guer,
  • G. La Spina,
  • D. Perugini

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-02987-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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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.