Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Gabriele Lanzafame, Pier Paolo Giacomoni, Federico Casetta, Lucia Mancini, Gianluca Iezzi, Massimo Coltorti, Carmelo Ferlito
Summary: Understanding lava flow dynamics during major effusive events is crucial in volcanic areas with a high risk of lava invasion. This study investigates the 1669 eruption of Mount Etna volcano and reconstructs the degassing, crystallization, and rheological history of the magma and lavas. The results indicate that a combination of factors, including lava tunneling, delayed crystal nucleation and growth, and the presence of deformed bubbles, maintained the high fluidity of the melt suspension, allowing the flow to reach considerable distances from the vent. Accurate real-time petrological characterization is essential for reliable viscosity modeling and predicting lava flow direction.
JOURNAL OF PETROLOGY
(2022)
Review
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Marie Edmonds, Emily Mason, Olivia Hogg
Summary: Volcanoes play a significant role in the cycling of volatile metals on Earth, releasing them into the environment in reactive forms. The compositional differences of volcanic plumes are controlled by magma and fluid chemistry. Volcanic metals can be deposited near the vent or transported and deposited in dry environments.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Sarah F. Trevino, Craig A. Miller, Basil Tikoff, Dominique Fournier, Brad S. Singer
Summary: The Laguna del Maule volcanic field in Chile has witnessed frequent eruptions of rhyolite over the past centuries, with surface uplift recorded by paleo-shorelines and an inflation source near the Barrancas volcanic complex. A high-density magma body has been identified in the Barrancas region, indicating ongoing magma storage processes.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH
(2021)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Olivia R. Hogg, Marie Edmonds, Jon Blundy
Summary: Magmatic-hydrothermal fluids play a role in transporting chalcophile metals to the atmosphere and the formation of ore deposits. Variability in the composition of metals outgassed by volcanoes is observed, but the factors controlling this variability are unclear. Our models show that while chlorine concentrations are important for metal partitioning, magmatic water contents have the greatest potential to control the mass yield of metals carried by exsolving fluids. We demonstrate that water-rich magmatic-volcanic systems deliver larger mass fluxes of metals to the atmosphere compared to relatively dry systems.
EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS
(2023)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Juliet Biggs, Atalay Ayele, Tobias P. Fischer, Karen Fontijn, William Hutchison, Emmanuel Kazimoto, Kathy Whaler, Tim J. Wright
Summary: New observations of volcanic and magmatic activity in Africa are reshaping our understanding of continental rifting and highlighting the associated hazards. Despite efforts to shift from crisis response to reducing disaster risks, limited capacity in sub-Saharan Africa hinders effective mitigation of geohazards.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
M. Colombier, I. A. Ukstins, S. Tegtmeier, B. Scheu, S. J. Cronin, S. Thivet, J. Paredes-Marino, C. Cimarelli, K. -U. Hess, Taaniela Kula, Folauhola H. Latu'ila, D. B. Dingwell
Summary: The submarine eruption at Hunga volcano on 15 January 2022 was the most explosive volcanic eruption in 140 years. It involved intense interaction between magma and seawater, causing a volcanic jet to breach the sea surface and form a subaerial eruptive plume. The eruption injected a significant amount of sea salts into the upper atmosphere, potentially impacting climate.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
G. Boudoire, G. Pasdeloup, F. Schiavi, N. Cluzel, V. Rafflin, F. Grassa, G. Giuffrida, M. Liuzzo, A. Harris, D. Laporte, A. L. Rizzo
Summary: Developing monitoring strategies in long-quiescent volcanic provinces is challenging due to the lack of recordable signals and experienced eruptive phenomenology. This study in the Massif Central (France) focuses on the Pavin's Group of Volcanoes and proposes an innovative approach to understand the gas evolution in the magmatic system. By analyzing fluid inclusions, the study reveals insights into magma degassing, magma differentiation, and the origin of gas emissions in the region.
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Rebecca Scholtysik, Dante Canil
Summary: The study investigated the sublimation of volatile trace metals during volcanic activity, revealing that temperature plays a dominant role in metal sublimation, while chlorine significantly influences the transport of Rb, Cs, and Ag. The effect of fO(2) is observed for some metals under specific conditions, determining their sublimation host. The transportation of different metals in volcanic systems depends on temperature and oxygen fugacity.
GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
D. Walwer, C. Wauthier, J. Barriere, D. Smittarello, B. Smets, N. d'Oreye
Summary: Between 2015 and 2021, Nyiragongo's lava lake level showed a consistent increase but also experienced intermittent rapid drops. These drops were synchronized with seismic swarm at a depth of approximately 15 km below the surface. The lava lake level fluctuations are attributed to magma motion in the underlying crust and a valve-like mechanism that enables or prevents deep magma flow.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Luca Caricchi, Meredith Townsend, Eleonora Rivalta, Atsuko Namiki
Summary: Understanding the storage, release, and ascent of magma is crucial for predicting volcanic activity, and requires an interdisciplinary approach that combines real-time monitoring and geophysical surveys with petrology and volcanic eruptive history.
NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sebastien Valade, Diego Coppola, Robin Campion, Andreas Ley, Thomas Boulesteix, Noemie Taquet, Denis Legrand, Marco Laiolo, Thomas R. Walter, Servando De la Cruz-Reyna
Summary: By using high-resolution satellite radar imagery and deep-learning, researchers have successfully imaged the repetitive construction-subsidence cycles of lava domes at Popocatepetl volcano. The results show that these cycles resemble the rise and fall of the upper magma column driven by gas, and that gas plays a key role in the morphological evolution of the domes.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Cesar Andrade, J. Virgilio Cruz, Fatima Viveiros, Rui Coutinho
Summary: The study measured CO2 fluxes from Sete Cidades Lake and found that the highest CO2 degassing occurred in areas dominated by macrophytes and algal blooms. The measured values suggest that CO2 was predominantly biogenically sourced, and the estimated total CO2 emissions varied significantly.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Altanbold Enkhbold, Ulambadrakh Khukhuudei, Timothy Kusky, Chun Xi, Gansukh Yadamsuren, Byambabayar Ganbold, Tuvshin Gerelmaa
Summary: Data on volcanic lake depressions in Mongolia is limited, and this study investigates the morphology and geology of the Khorgo volcano and Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake depression. The results suggest that the depression was formed by fault movement, and the water volume of the lake and erosion of the Terkh River have inverse relationships.
JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Lisa Hlinka, Marc-Antoine Longpre, Wendy Perez, Steffen Kutterolf, Brian Monteleone
Summary: The highly explosive Plinian eruptions of basaltic magma at Masaya volcano are enigmatic due to low melt viscosities. However, pre-eruptive volatile contents show systematic differences between lava lake and Plinian samples, suggesting that eruption style may be related to degassing processes and volatile contents. The volcano's magmatic system is compositionally buffered and undergoes extensive pre-eruptive degassing at low pressure, implying that the eruption style is controlled by a top-down modulation of magma supply.
EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Chenguang Sun, Cin-Ty A. Lee
Summary: The study investigates the impact of magma differentiation on oxygen fugacity and the composition of magmatic gases, proposing a comprehensive approach to understand the role of magmatic gases on atmospheric oxygenation. Research shows that the redox state of residual melts and coexisting gases changes progressively during magma crystallization at variable depths, affecting the oxygen fugacity and oxidation state of magmatic gases.
GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Ulf Buentgen, Sylvie Hodgson Smith, Sebastian Wagner, Paul Krusic, Jan Esper, Alma Piermattei, Alan Crivellaro, Frederick Reinig, Willy Tegel, Alexander Kirdyanov, Mirek Trnka, Clive Oppenheimer
Summary: This study provides a global perspective on the changes in summer surface temperature and hydroclimate following a volcanic eruption in the mid-thirteenth century. By analyzing 249 tree-ring chronologies from all continents except Antarctica, the study reveals the earliest hints of boreal summer cooling in the western US and Canada in 1257 CE, with more widespread cooling across North America and Eurasia in 1258, and peak cooling in Scandinavia and Siberia in 1259. However, no strong hydroclimatic anomalies are observed from the precipitation-sensitive chronologies. The study offers a global proxy framework for evaluating paleoclimate model simulations.
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Hao Li, Joan Andujar, Aneta Slodczyk, Domingos De Sousa Meneses, Bruno Scaillet, Patrick Echegut, Jonas Biren, Clive Oppenheimer
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between the spectral emissivity of lava and temperature, filling a knowledge gap through laboratory spectral measurements and revealing the complexity and contrasting behavior of radiative properties of two magma compositions. The results highlight the significant variations in spectral emissivity due to temperature, composition, crystallinity, thickness, and thermal history, challenging previous assumptions about lava emissivity. Additionally, the laboratory-measured spectral emissivity values were used to refine the temperature estimation of Erebus lava lake based on remote-sensing methods.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Celine M. Vidal, Christine S. Lane, Asfawossen Asrat, Dan N. Barfod, Darren F. Mark, Emma L. Tomlinson, Amdemichael Zafu Tadesse, Gezahegn Yirgu, Alan Deino, William Hutchison, Aurelien Mounier, Clive Oppenheimer
Summary: This article reports new dating evidence that pushes back the age of the oldest modern human fossils in eastern Africa to before 200,000 years ago. The study also challenges previous arguments about the stratigraphic relationships and tephra correlations and provides new evidence for the minimum age of the fossils.
Correction
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Timothy P. Newfield, Clive Oppenheimer
BULLETIN OF VOLCANOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Domenico Longo, Gaetano Giudice, Giuseppe D'Arrigo, Antonella Sciuto
Summary: This work presents a compact, portable, and remotely operable apparatus for optical absorbance measurements in the ultraviolet region. The system, which utilizes a commercial LED as the light source and a specially designed photo-detector, demonstrates good sensitivity and reliability. It is particularly suitable for measuring low-level concentrations of SO2 in volcanic environments. The laboratory tests and calibration for SO2 monitoring are discussed in detail.
IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Ulf Buntgen, Dominique Arseneault, Etienne Boucher, Olga V. Churakova (Sidorova), Fabio Gennaretti, Alan Crivellaro, Malcolm K. Hughes, Alexander V. Kirdyanov, Lara Klippel, Paul J. Krusic, Hans W. Linderholm, Fredrik C. Ljungqvist, Josef Ludescher, Michael McCormick, Vladimir S. Myglan, Kurt Nicolussi, Alma Piermattei, Clive Oppenheimer, Frederick Reinig, Michael Sigl, Eugene A. Vaganov, Jan Esper
Summary: Understanding past climatic changes requires high-quality climate proxy records. Continuous efforts to improve existing methods and develop new ones, along with clear communication of uncertainties, are necessary.
Article
Geography, Physical
Celine M. Vidal, Karen Fontijn, Christine S. Lane, Asfawossen Asrat, Dan Barfod, Emma L. Tomlinson, Alma Piermattei, William Hutchison, Amdemichael Zafu Tadesse, Gezahegn Yirgu, Alan Deino, Yves Moussallam, Paul Mohr, Frances Williams, Tamsin A. Mather, David M. Pyle, Clive Oppenheimer
Summary: Through field surveys, geochemical analysis, and (40)Ar/Ar-39 dating, we successfully determined the ages of volcanic eruptions in the Main Ethiopian Rift (MER) and linked them to tephra layers of archaeological and paleoenvironmental significance. Our findings help establish a tephrochronological framework in the region, supporting paleoenvironmental and archaeological work and providing insights into the hypothesis of a middle Pleistocene 'ignimbrite flare-up' in the MER and the impacts of these eruptions on landscapes, hydrology, and human ecology.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Philipson Bani, Clive Oppenheimer, Vitchko Tsanev, Bruno Scaillet, Sofyan Primulyana, Ugan Boyson Saing, Hilma Alfianti, Mita Marlia
Summary: This article presents the sulfur emissions from Indonesian volcanoes and highlights that sulfur-rich eruptions reflect the long-term accumulation of volatiles in reservoirs.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Weiran Li, Fidel Costa, Clive Oppenheimer, Kazuhide Nagashima
Summary: Apatite can incorporate volatile and trace elements, providing important information about pre-eruptive processes in magma. This study presents a comprehensive dataset for the partitioning of volatiles and trace elements between fluorapatite and phonolitic melts, and proposes a lattice-strain model for estimating these partitioning relations under different conditions. The study also develops a new oxybarometer and reveals the reequilibration of hydrogen in melt inclusions, which has implications for magma properties and volcanic behavior. Furthermore, the findings have broad applications in the study of magma differentiation and ore formation involving fluorapatite.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Ciara Greaves, Alan Crivellaro, Alma Piermattei, Paul J. Krusic, Clive Oppenheimer, Aleksei Potapov, Maris Hordo, Sandra Metslaid, Regino Kask, Ahto Kangur, Ulf Buntgen
Summary: An exceptionally high number of blue rings were formed within and between Scots pine trees from Estonia in 1976, indicating extreme autumnal cooling that has been neglected in scientific literature. The study provides a better understanding of blue rings and their ability to reveal ephemeral cooling not captured by conventional tree ring measurements. The findings highlight the importance of considering temperature fluctuations in studying tree growth patterns.
TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Richard N. Holdaway, Ben M. Kennedy, Brendan G. Duffy, Jiandong Xu, Clive Oppenheimer
Summary: Volcanic eruptions without historical records are often dated by comparing radiocarbon measurements of tree rings killed by the eruption with a calibration curve. However, contamination from geogenic carbon has been overlooked in these measurements. This study shows that contamination can lead to over-estimation of eruption ages and also highlights the problem of anomalously younger dates in radiocarbon series, which cannot be easily addressed at present.
JOURNAL OF VOLCANOLOGY AND GEOTHERMAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
M. Gauntlett, T. Hudson, J. -M. Kendall, N. Rawlinson, J. Blundy, S. Lapins, B. Goitom, J. Hammond, C. Oppenheimer, G. Ogubazghi
Summary: Understanding the crustal structure and the movement of fluids beneath a volcano is crucial for assessing volcanic hazard and exploring geothermal potential. This study uses earthquake tomography to image the seismic velocity structure beneath Nabro volcano in Ethiopia. The findings suggest the presence of solidified rocks and a primary melt storage region that fed the 2011 eruption. The observations also indicate the persistence of magma and the potential for geothermal exploration.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH
(2023)
Letter
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Frederick Reinig, Lukas Wacker, Olaf Joeris, Clive Oppenheimer, Giulia Guidobaldi, Daniel Nievergelt, Florian Adolphi, Paolo Cherubini, Stefan Engels, Jan Esper, Frank Keppler, Alexander Land, Christine Lane, Hardy Pfanz, Sabine Remmele, Michael Sigl, Adam Sookdeo, Ulf Buentgen
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Graziano Larocca, Danilo Contrafatto, Andrea Cannata, Gaetano Giudice
Summary: Volcano monitoring is crucial for mitigating risks posed by volcanic phenomena. Even in remote Antarctic regions, significant hazards can occur from volcanic eruptions. Therefore, it is important to develop monitoring systems in Antarctic volcanoes, which face extreme climate conditions. This study describes a multiparametric monitoring system deployed on Melbourne volcano in Antarctica, utilizing seismic, geochemical, and thermal sensors. The chosen installation sites are fumarolic ice caves, ensuring instrument protection and year-round stability. The technological solutions implemented in this study can facilitate volcano monitoring in other polar environments.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Sung-Hyo Yun, Jeonghyun Lee, Cheolwoo Chang, Clive Oppenheimer
Summary: This study re-evaluates the historical records of Mt. Baekdu's activity based on volcanic phenomena. The volcanic phenomena were categorized into five types: rumbling, atmospheric abnormality, ash rain, ash cloud and phenomenon sightings. The study identified volcanic implications from historical records in Chinese. Analysis revealed that ash rain had the most abundant records, with Goryeosa documenting the phenomenon 56 times. Over 90 volcanic eruptions were discovered during the Millennium Eruption, predominantly Plinian or Vulcanian eruptions that dispersed volcanic ash. Based on historical eruptions and volcanic unrest, Mt. Baekdu is considered an active volcano with eruption potential, highlighting the importance of analyzing the volcano's historical eruption records to mitigate hazards.
GEOSCIENCE LETTERS
(2023)