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    Magma flow between summit and Pu‘u ‘ Ō ‘ō at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i

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    Montagna, C.P.; Gonnermann, H.M.
    Date
    2013
    Abstract
    [1] Volcanic eruptions are often accompanied by spatiotemporal migration of ground deformation, a consequence of pressure changes within magma reservoirs and pathways. We modeled the propagation of pressure variations through the east rift zone (ERZ) of Kılauea Volcano, Hawai‘i, caused by magma withdrawal during the early eruptive episodes (1983–1985) of the ongoing Pu‘u ‘O‘ o-Kupaianaha eruption. Eruptive activity at the Pu‘u ‘O‘ o vent was typically accompanied by abrupt deflation that lasted for several hours and was followed by a sudden onset of gradual inflation once the eruptive episode had ended. Similar patterns of deflation and inflation were recorded at Kılauea’s summit, approximately 15 km to the northwest, albeit with time delays of hours. These delay times can be reproduced by modeling the spatiotemporal changes in magma pressure and flow rate within an elastic-walled dike that traverses Kılauea’s ERZ. Key parameters that affect the behavior of the magma-dike system are the dike dimensions, the elasticity of the wall rock, the magma viscosity, and to a lesser degree the magnitude and duration of the pressure variations themselves. Combinations of these parameters define a transport efficiency and a pressure diffusivity, which vary somewhat from episode to episode, resulting in variations in delay times. The observed variations in transport efficiency are most easily explained by small, localized changes to the geometry of the magma pathway.
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    Montagna, C.P. and Gonnermann, H.M.. "Magma flow between summit and Pu‘u ‘ Ō ‘ō at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i." Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 14, no. 7 (2013) American Geophysical Union: 2232-2246. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ggge.20145.
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    http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ggge.20145
    Keyword
    magma flow; dikes; Kīlauea; elastic rock; magma-rock coupling
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    Journal article
    Publisher
    American Geophysical Union
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    https://hdl.handle.net/1911/88221
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    Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use.
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