Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Jul 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992georl..19.1395w&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 19, no. 13, July 6, 1992, p. 1395-1398.
Mathematics
Logic
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Hydrostatic Pressure, Magma, Volcanoes, Volcanology, Geoids, Lithosphere, Planetary Geology, Pressure Distribution
Scientific paper
The relationship between the maximum height to which a volcanic edifice is able to grow and the depth at which the partial melts providing its magma supply are formed is used to infer various aspects of the thermal and stress state of the lithosphere beneath volcanic constructs on earth, Mars, Io, and Venus. The assumptions behind this relationship are examined, and it is shown that many of them require geologically unreasonable conditions. The evidence cited in the literature for the relationship is assessed critically, and it is found that there are other factors that may explain the observations. It is concluded that volcano heights on the terrestrial planets cannot be related in any simple way to lithospheric thickness or depth to the magma source zone, and the range of other vectors controlling volcano height are reviewed.
Head James W. III
Parfitt Elisabeth A.
Wilson Lionel
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