TY - JOUR
KW - dome collapse
KW - Montserrat
KW - Soufrière Hills Volcano
KW - Submarine pyroclastic flow
AU - J. Trofimovs
AU - L. Amy
AU - G. Boudon
AU - C. Deplus
AU - E. Doyle
AU - N. Fournier
AU - M.B. Hart
AU - J. Komorowski
AU - A. Le Friant
AU - E.J. Lock
AU - C. Pudsey
AU - G. Ryan
AU - R.S.J. Sparks
AU - P.J. Talling
AB - The Soufrière Hills volcano, Montserrat, West Indies, has undergone a series of dome growth and collapse events since the eruption began in 1995. Over 90\% of the pyroclastic material produced has been deposited into the ocean. Sampling of these submarine deposits reveals that the pyroclastic flows mix rapidly and violently with the water as they enter the sea. The coarse components (pebbles to boulders) are deposited proximally from dense basal slurries to form steep-sided, near-linear ridges that intercalate to form a submarine fan. The finer ash-grade components are mixed into the overlying water column to form turbidity currents that flow over distances 30 km from the source. The total volume of pyroclastic material off the east coast of Montserrat exceeds 280 \texttimes 10<sup>6</sup> m<sup>3</sup>, with 65\% deposited in proximal lobes and 35\% deposited as distal turbidites.
BT - Geology
DA - July, 2006
M1 - 7
N2 - The Soufrière Hills volcano, Montserrat, West Indies, has undergone a series of dome growth and collapse events since the eruption began in 1995. Over 90\% of the pyroclastic material produced has been deposited into the ocean. Sampling of these submarine deposits reveals that the pyroclastic flows mix rapidly and violently with the water as they enter the sea. The coarse components (pebbles to boulders) are deposited proximally from dense basal slurries to form steep-sided, near-linear ridges that intercalate to form a submarine fan. The finer ash-grade components are mixed into the overlying water column to form turbidity currents that flow over distances 30 km from the source. The total volume of pyroclastic material off the east coast of Montserrat exceeds 280 \texttimes 10<sup>6</sup> m<sup>3</sup>, with 65\% deposited in proximal lobes and 35\% deposited as distal turbidites.
PY - 2006
SP - 549
EP - 552
T2 - Geology
TI - Submarine pyroclastic deposits formed at the Soufrière Hills volcano, Montserrat (1995\quotesinglbaseÄ\ \i2003): What happens when pyroclastic flows enter the ocean?
UR - http://geology.gsapubs.org/content/34/7/549.abstract
VL - 34
ER -