Magmatic water content controls the pre-eruptive depth of arc magmas

DJ Rasmussen, TA Plank, DC Roman, MM Zimmer - Science, 2022 - science.org
Vanguard efforts in forecasting volcanic eruptions are turning to physics-based models,
which require quantitative estimates of magma conditions during pre-eruptive storage …

An interpretative view of open-vent volcanoes

S Vergniolle, N Métrich - Bulletin of Volcanology, 2022 - Springer
Open-vent volcanoes are special systems where the dynamics of sustained magmatic
processes can be thoroughly investigated and where new monitoring tools can be tested …

Oceanic intraplate explosive eruptions fed directly from the mantle

CL DeVitre, E Gazel, RS Ramalho… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - pnas.org
Constraining the volatile content of magmas is critical to our understanding of eruptive
processes and their deep Earth cycling essential to planetary habitability [R. Dasgupta, MM …

Dynamics, monitoring, and forecasting of tephra in the atmosphere

F Pardini, S Barsotti, C Bonadonna… - Reviews of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Explosive volcanic eruptions inject hot mixtures of solid particles (tephra) and gasses into
the atmosphere. Entraining ambient air, these mixtures can form plumes rising tens of …

A chemical threshold controls nanocrystallization and degassing behaviour in basalt magmas

A Scarani, A Zandonà, F Di Fiore, P Valdivia… - … Earth & Environment, 2022 - nature.com
An increasing number of studies are being presented demonstrating that volcanic glasses
can be heterogeneous at the nanoscale. These nano-heterogeneities can develop both …

Direct observation of degassing during decompression of basaltic magma

B Bonechi, M Polacci, F Arzilli, G La Spina… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Transitions in eruptive style during volcanic eruptions strongly depend on how easily gas
and magma decouple during ascent. Stronger gas-melt coupling favors highly explosive …

Magma titanium and iron contents dictate crystallization timescales and rheological behaviour in basaltic volcanic systems

F Di Fiore, A Vona, D Di Genova, A Pontesilli… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Magma ascending through Earth's crust undergoes complex chemical and physical changes
that may induce crystallization, a process that contributes to lead the magmatic system …

Role of volatiles in highly explosive basaltic eruptions

G La Spina, F Arzilli, MR Burton, M Polacci… - … Earth & Environment, 2022 - nature.com
Water and carbon dioxide are the most abundant volatile components in terrestrial magmas.
As they exsolve into magmatic vapour, they promote magma buoyancy, accelerating ascent …

Outgassing behaviour during highly explosive basaltic eruptions

EC Bamber, G La Spina, F Arzilli, M Polacci… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Explosivity of basaltic eruptions is related to the efficiency in which exsolved gas can
separate from the melt during ascent, which is controlled by magma permeability. However …