Anatomy of phreatic eruptions

• Main Authors: Caudron, Corentin, Taisne, Benoit, Neuberg, Jurgen, Jolly, Arthur D., Christenson, Bruce, Lecocq, Thomas, Suparjan, Syahbana, Devy, Suantika, Gede
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Volcanic Monitoring; Phreatic Eruption; Science::Geology::Volcanoes and earthquakes
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85502; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/50435
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study investigates phreatic eruptions at two similar volcanoes, Kawah Ijen (Indonesia) and White Island (New Zealand). By carefully processing broadband seismic signals, we reveal seismic signatures and characteristics of these eruptions. At both volcanoes, the phreatic eruptions are initiated...