Magmatic Drivers of Eruption
What controls the location of volcanoes and the occurrence of eruptions?
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Recent seismic and magnetotelluric imaging studies have identified regions of melt and fluid in the mantle wedge that underlie subduction-generated volcanoes. At the same time, magma pathways in the crust have been observed “lighting up” with increases in seismic events between, prior to, and during eruptions, and some magma storage regions “breathe” geodetically between eruptions. New evidence has emerged from petrologic and geochemical studies documenting timescales of magma assembly, transport and run-up to eruption.
Despite these myriad observations of magma on the move, connections between the mantle melting region, the crustal magmatic system and eruption dynamics are poorly understood. We currently have no unifying models that allow us to understand the connections among magma generation, storage, transport, and eruption from the hydration of the mantle wedge above the subducting slab to the volcano at the surface. By considering the mantle melting region and tectonic setting as parts of the volcanic system, SZ4D will provide a fundamentally new way to interrogate and develop long-term forecasts of volcanic system behavior.
Steering Committee Members
Working Group Members
Matt Haney USGS
Terry Plank LDEO
Diana Roman Carnegie
Christy Till Arizona State U.
Pete Barry WHOI
Ben Black CCNY
Claire Bucholz Caltech
Trish Gregg U. Illinois
Chris Huber Brown
Shaul Hurwitz USGS
Adam Kent Oregon State
Eric Kiser U. Arizona
Pete LaFemina Penn State
Yves Moussallam LDEO
Ayla Pamukcu Stanford
Rick Wessels USGS
Heather Wright USGS
June 2020 Webinar
Planning for the SZ4D Initiative: Meet the Magmatic Drivers of Eruption Working Group
Restless Volcanoes Spreadsheet
