Localization of volcanic activity: Topographic effects on dike propagation, eruption and conduit formation

Details Localization of volcanic activity: Topographic effects on dike propagation, eruption and conduit formation Localization of volcanic activity: Topographic effects on dike propagation, eruption and conduit formation

Jul 2006

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006georl..3314313g&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 33, Issue 14, CiteID L14313

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Oceanography: General: Numerical Modeling (0545, 0560), Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets: Volcanism (6063, 8148, 8450), Volcanology: Eruption Mechanisms And Flow Emplacement, Volcanology: Magma Migration And Fragmentation, Volcanology: Field Relationships (1090, 3690)

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Magma flow in a dike rising in a crack whose strike runs from a highland or a ridge to an adjacent lowland has been modelled to determine the effect of topography on the flow. It is found that there is a distinct tendency for the flow to be diverted away from the highland end of the strike toward the lowland. Separation of the geometric effect of the topography from its effect on lateral confining stresses on the crack indicates that both contribute to the effect but that the effect of stress is less important. Although this analysis explains a tendency for volcanic eruptions to occur in low lands, it does not preclude eruptions on highlands. The particular configuration modelled mimics topography around the proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, so that the results may indicate some reduction in the volcanic hazard to the site.

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