Lerner, AH, O'Hara, D, Karlstrom, L et al. (3 more authors) (2020) The Prevalence and Significance of Offset Magma Reservoirs at Arc Volcanoes. Geophysical Research Letters, 47 (14). e2020GL087856. ISSN 0094-8276
Abstract
Determining the spatial relations between volcanic edifices and their underlying magma storage zones is fundamental for characterizing long‐term evolution and short‐term unrest. We compile centroid locations of upper crustal magma reservoirs at 56 arc volcanoes inferred from seismic, magnetotelluric, and geodetic studies. We show that magma reservoirs are often horizontally offset from their associated volcanic edifices by multiple kilometers, and the degree of offset broadly scales with reservoir depth. Approximately 20% of inferred magma reservoir centroids occur outside of the overlying volcano's mean radius. Furthermore, reservoir offset is inversely correlated with edifice size. Taking edifice volume as a proxy for long‐term magmatic flux, we suggest that high flux or prolonged magmatism leads to more centralized magma storage beneath arc volcanoes by overprinting upper crustal heterogeneities that would otherwise affect magma ascent. Edifice volumes therefore reflect the spatial distribution of underlying magma storage, which could help guide monitoring strategies at volcanoes.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020, American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | volcanic plumbing; offset magma reservoirs; arc volcanoes; tomography; geodesy; volcano topography |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Inst of Geophysics and Tectonics (IGT) (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) NE/R015546/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 22 May 2020 12:43 |
Last Modified: | 15 Dec 2020 09:10 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Geophysical Union |
Identification Number: | 10.1029/2020GL087856 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:161103 |