About the Mechanism of Volcanic Eruptions
Geophysics
2012-08-06 v1 Fluid Dynamics
Abstract
A new approach to the volcanic eruption theory is proposed. It is based on a simple physical mechanism of the imbalance in the system "magma-crust-fluid". This mechanism helps to explain from unified positions the different types of volcanic eruptions. A criterion of imbalance and magma eruption is derived. Stratovolcano and caldera formation is analyzed. High explosive eruptions of the silicic magma is discussed
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@article{arxiv.1208.0617,
title = {About the Mechanism of Volcanic Eruptions},
author = {Andrei Nechayev},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.0617},
year = {2012}
}
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15 pages, 3 figures