Magma chamber decompression during explosive caldera-forming eruption of Aira caldera

Substantial magma chamber decompression during the early plinian stage of the eruption of Aira volcano, Japan, 30,000 years ago caused intense ground deformation and caldera collapse, according to analyses of water content in quartz embayments

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nobuo Geshi, Tadashi Yamasaki, Isoji Miyagi, Chris E. Conway
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature 2021-09-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00272-x
Description
Summary:Substantial magma chamber decompression during the early plinian stage of the eruption of Aira volcano, Japan, 30,000 years ago caused intense ground deformation and caldera collapse, according to analyses of water content in quartz embayments
ISSN:2662-4435