Tuesday, 5 January 2016

Study finds 'frictional heat' as a new trigger for explosive eruptions

Study finds 'frictional heat' as a new trigger for explosive eruptions

Research showed that as magma ascends in volcanic conduits, it heats up which can melt its crystal cargo and forces the formation of bubbles. Importantly, they also showed that more bubbles are formed by heating than through decompression, which had been previously thought.

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