Lava pours out of Montserrat
Lava pours out of Montserrat during an eruption. Researchers have used observations to create a new model that better explains what happens beneath the volcano's surface. Image: University of Arkansas
Deep magma matters in volcanic eruption cycle
Oct 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
Although the Soufriere Hills volcano on Montserrat exhibits cycles of eruption and quiet, an international team of researchers found that magma is continuously supplied from deep in the crust but that a valve acts below a shallower magma chamber, releasing lava to the surface periodically.
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