Years of magma intrusion primed Kīlauea Volcano (Hawai'i) for the 2018 eruption: evidence from olivine diffusion chronometry and monitoring data

• Main Authors: Mourey, Adrien J., Shea, Thomas, Costa, Fidel, Shiro, Brian, Longman, Ryan J.
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Geology; Olivine; Bottom-Up Trigger
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/172281
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The mechanisms that led to the exceptionally large Kīlauea 2018 eruption are still poorly understood and actively debated. External processes such as rainfall events or flank sliding have been proposed to play a triggering role. Here, we present field, geophysical, and petrological observations to s...