Radiocarbon and geologic evidence reveal Ilopango volcano as source of the colossal 'mystery'eruption of 539/40 CE

RA Dull, JR Southon, S Kutterolf, KJ Anchukaitis… - Quaternary Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Ilopango volcano (El Salvador) erupted violently during the Maya Classic Period
(250–900 CE) in a densely-populated and intensively-cultivated region of the southern …

The magnitude and impact of the 431 CE Tierra Blanca Joven eruption of Ilopango, El Salvador

VC Smith, A Costa, G Aguirre-Díaz, D Pedrazzi… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - pnas.org
The Tierra Blanca Joven (TBJ) eruption from Ilopango volcano deposited thick ash over
much of El Salvador when it was inhabited by the Maya, and rendered all areas within at …

Sediment waves and the gravitational stability of volcanic jets

JT Gilchrist, AM Jellinek - Bulletin of Volcanology, 2021 - Springer
It is increasingly recognized that the gravitational stability of explosive eruption columns is
governed by complex ash-pumice-gas (multiphase) interactions as well as the mechanics of …

The Ilopango Tierra Blanca Joven (TBJ) eruption, El Salvador: volcano-stratigraphy and physical characterization of the major Holocene event of Central America

D Pedrazzi, I Sunye-Puchol, G Aguirre-Díaz… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2019 - Elsevier
The Ilopango caldera is the source of the large Tierra Blanca Joven (TBJ) eruption that
occurred about 1.5 ka years ago, between ca. AD270 and AD535. The eruption dispersed …

Anatomy of the Xáltipan ignimbrite at Los Humeros Volcanic complex; the largest eruption of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

JA Cavazos-Álvarez, G Carrasco-Núñez - Journal of Volcanology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The Xáltipan ignimbrite (ca. 290 km 3 DRE) represents the major explosive event from Los
Humeros Volcanic Complex (LHVC) that can be ranked as the largest caldera-forming …

Push-pull driving of the Central America Forearc in the context of the Cocos-Caribbean-North America triple junction

JA Álvarez-Gómez, A Staller Vázquez… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Different kinematic models have been proposed for the triple junction between the North
American, Cocos and Caribbean plates. The two most commonly accepted hypotheses on …

Ash aggregate-rich pyroclastic density currents of the 431 CE Tierra Blanca Joven eruption, Ilopango caldera, El Salvador

RJ Brown, AR Van Eaton, W Hernández… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The VEI 6, Tierra Blanca Joven pyroclastic sequence (30–90 km 3 DRE volume),
erupted from Ilopango caldera, El Salvador, in 431 CE, is the product of one of the largest …

Deformation in Western Guatemala Associated With the NAFCA (North America‐Central American Forearc‐Caribbean) Triple Junction: Neotectonic Strain …

B Garnier, B Tikoff, O Flores, B Jicha, C DeMets… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recent structural and geodetic data define the Guatemala City graben region as the
continental triple junction between the North American plate, Caribbean plate, and the …

Assessing minimum pyroclastic density current mass to impact critical infrastructures: example from Aso caldera (Japan)

A Bevilacqua, A Aravena, W Aspinall… - … Hazards and Earth …, 2022 - nhess.copernicus.org
We describe a method for calculating the probability that a distal geographic location is
impacted by a pyroclastic density current (PDC) of a given size, considering the key related …

Zircon and Melt Extraction From a Long‐Lived and Vertically Extensive Magma System Underneath Ilopango Caldera (El Salvador)

A Cisneros de León, AK Schmitt… - Geochemistry …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Tierra Blanca (TB) eruptive suite comprises the last four major eruptions of
Ilopango caldera in El Salvador (≤ 45 ka), including the youngest Tierra Blanca Joven …