Quantification of Volcano Deformation Caused by Volatile Accumulation and Release
Published in Geophysical Research Letters, 2022
- Exsolving volatiles accumulate at the roof of a magma storage zone and contribute to surface deformation through buoyancy forces
- 3D numerical models show that surface deformation is a function of the volatiles volume, density and depth as well as crustal rigidity
- Volatile release during eruption can cause syn-eruptive subsidence of a few cm, which is 20% of the observed signal at Calbuco in 2015
Cite as: Spang, A., Burton, M., Kaus, B.J.P., & Sigmundsson, F. (2022). "Quantification of Volcano Deformation Caused by Volatile Accumulation and Release." Geophysical Research Letters. 49, e2021GL097502. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL097502
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