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Supervolcanoes likely triggered externally
Science Daily ^ | November 4, 2015 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Posted on 11/05/2015 9:03:26 AM PST by JimSEA

Supervolcanoes, massive eruptions with potential global consequences, appear not to follow the conventional volcano mechanics of internal pressure building until the volcano blows. Instead, a new study finds, such massive magma chambers might erupt when the roof above them cracks or collapses.

Knowledge of triggering mechanisms is crucial for monitoring supervolcano systems, including ones that lie beneath Yellowstone National Park and Long Valley, California, according to the study led by Patricia Gregg, University of Illinois professor of geology, in collaboration with professor Eric Grosfils of Pomona College and professor Shan de Silva of Oregon State University. The study was published in the Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. Gregg also presented the findings this week at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America.

"If we want to monitor supervolcanoes to determine if one is progressing toward eruption, we need better understanding of what triggers a supereruption," Gregg said. "It's very likely that supereruptions must be triggered by an external mechanism and not an internal mechanism, which makes them very different from the typical, smaller volcanoes that we monitor."

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TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: bolides; catastrophism; geology; impact; impacts; supervolcanos
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To: Fred Nerks

That’s not lightening in Kyushu! That’s a DRAGON! :-)

One can see its eyes and tail in the photo!


41 posted on 11/14/2015 6:29:09 AM PST by Candor7 (Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: Candor7

the celestial manifestation of universal electro-magnetism...

42 posted on 11/14/2015 5:31:38 PM PST by Fred Nerks (Fair Dinkum!)
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To: Fred Nerks

Yep! That’s it! :-)


43 posted on 11/14/2015 8:39:44 PM PST by Candor7 (Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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