Improved constraints on the estimated size and volatile content of the Mount St. Helens magma system from the 2004–2008 history of dome growth and deformation
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Abstract
The history of dome growth and geodetic deflation during the 2004–2008 Mount St. Helens eruption can be fit to theoretical curves with parameters such as reservoir volume, bubble content, initial overpressure, and magma rheology, here assumed to be Newtonian viscous, with or without a solid plug in the conduit center. Data from 2004–2008 are consistent with eruption from a 10–25 km3 reservoir containing 0.5–2% bubbles, an initial overpressure of 10–20 MPa, and no significant, sustained recharge. During the eruption we used curve fits to project the eruption's final duration and volume. Early projections predicted a final volume only about half of the actual value; but projections increased with each measurement, implying a temporal increase in reservoir volume or compressibility. A simple interpretation is that early effusion was driven by a 5–10 km3, integrated core of fluid magma. This core expanded with time through creep of semi‐solid magma and host rock.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Improved constraints on the estimated size and volatile content of the Mount St. Helens magma system from the 2004–2008 history of dome growth and deformation |
| Series title | Geophysical Research Letters |
| DOI | 10.1029/2009GL039863 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 20 |
| Year Published | 2009 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Geophysical Union |
| Contributing office(s) | Volcano Science Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 1 |
| Last page | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| Other Geospatial | Mount St. Helens |
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