Patterns of Fine Ash Dispersal Related to Volcanic Activity at West Mata Volcano, NE Lau Basin

Patterns of Fine Ash Dispersal Related to Volcanic Activity at West Mata Volcano, NE Lau Basin

Extensive deep (>1500 m) non-hydrothermal ash-rich plumes were present in the water column surrounding West Mata submarine volcano (NE Lau basin) during eruptive phases, but were absent when West Mata was quiescent. Deep ash plumes were chemically distinct from hydrothermal plumes originating...

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Main Authors: Sharon L. Walker, Edward T. Baker, John E. Lupton, Joseph A. Resing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
submarine volcano
explosive eruption
ash plume
hydrothermal plume
cryptotephra
ash dispersal
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00593/full

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