The dynamics of rapidly emplaced terrestrial lava flows and implications for planetary volcanism

Details The dynamics of rapidly emplaced terrestrial lava flows and implications for planetary volcanism The dynamics of rapidly emplaced terrestrial lava flows and implications for planetary volcanism

Dec 1995

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995jgr...10024509b&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 100, Issue B12, p. 24509-24519

Mathematics

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Volcanology: Eruption Mechanisms, Volcanology: Lava Rheology And Morphology, Volcanology: Planetary Volcanism

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The Kaupulehu 1800-1801 lava flow of Hualalai volcano and the 1823 Keaiwa flow from the Great Crack of the Kilauea southwest rift zone had certain unusual and possibly unique properties for terrestrial basaltic lava flows. Both flows apparently had very low viscosities, high effusion rates, and uncommonly rapid rates of advance. Ultramafic xenolith nodules in the 1801 flow form stacks of cobbles with lava rinds of only millimeter thicknesses. The velocity of the lava stream in the 1801 flow was extremely high, at least 10 m s-1 (more than 40 km h-1). Observations and geological evidence suggest similarly high velocities for the 1823 flow. The unusual eruption conditions that produced these lava flows suggest a floodlike mode of emplacement unlike that of most other present-day flows. Although considerable effort has gone into understanding the viscous fluid dynamics and thermal processes that often occur in basaltic flows, the unusual conditions prevalent for the Kaupulehu and Keaiwa flows necessitate different modeling considerations. We propose an elementary flood model for this type of lava emplacement and show that it produces consistent agreement with the overall dimensions of the flow, channel sizes, and other supporting field evidence. The reconstructed dynamics of these rapidly emplaced terrestrial lava flows provide significant insights about the nature of these eruptions and their analogs in planetary volcanism.

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