TY - JOUR
T1 - Linking lava morphologies to effusion rates for the 2014–2015 Holuhraun lava flow field, Iceland
AU - Voigt, Joana R.C.
AU - Hamilton, Christopher W.
AU - Steinbrügge, Gregor
AU - Höskuldsson, Ármann
AU - Jónsdottir, Ingibjörg
AU - Thordarson, Thorvaldur
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Oryaëlle Chevrel, Scott Rowland, and one anonymous reviewer for their thoughtful reviews, which greatly improved this manuscript. J.R.C. Voigt thanks the Geological Society of America (GSA) for a 2016 GSA Lipman Research Award, and the NASA Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology program grant NNH19ZDA001NFINESST; C.W. Hamilton acknowledges NASA support from Planetary Science and Technology from Analog Research grant 80NSSC21K0011 and the Fulbright–National Science Foundation Arctic Research Scholarship program, administered by Fulbright–Iceland. We thank Diego Coppola for providing the timeaveraged discharge rate (TADR) data, and Ulrich Münzer and Iceland subglacial volcanoes interdisciplinary early warning system (IsViews) for the TerraSARX, TanDEMX data, and UltraCam data.
Funding Information:
We thank Orya?lle Chevrel, Scott Rowland, and one anonymous reviewer for their thoughtful reviews, which greatly improved this manuscript. J.R.C. Voigt thanks the Geological Society of America (GSA) for a 2016 GSA Lipman Research Award, and the NASA Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology program grant NNH19ZDA001N-FINESST; C.W. Hamilton acknowledges NASA support from Planetary Science and Technology from Analog Research grant 80NSSC21K0011 and the Fulbright?National Science Foundation Arctic Research Scholarship program, administered by Fulbright?Iceland. We thank Diego Coppola for providing the time-averaged discharge rate (TADR) data, and Ulrich M?nzer and Iceland subglacial volcanoes interdisciplinary early warning system (IsViews) for the TerraSAR-X, TanDEM-X data, and UltraCam data.
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© 2021. The Authors. Gold Open Access: This paper is published under the terms of the CC-BY license.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Determining the parameters that control fissure-fed lava morphologies is critical for reconstructing the complex emplacement histories of eruptions on Earth and other planetary bodies. We used a geomorphological map of the 2014–2015 Holuhraun lava flow field, in combination with new constraints on lava emplacement chronology and two independently derived time-averaged discharge rate (TADR) data sets, to analyze correlations between lava morphology and effusion rate. Results show that lava morphologies are dominantly controlled by effusion rate at the vent during the early phases of the eruption and by lava transport processes as the system evolves. Initially, TADR and its variance, which reflect pulsation in the lava supply rate from the vent, directly affect lava emplacement styles. However, as the eruption progresses, the lava transport system exerts a stronger control with channels and ponds that can either dampen variation in local effusion rate or create surges during sudden drainage events. The Holuhraun eruption predominantly produced rubbly lava in its earlier eruption phases and transitioned into the production of spiny lava toward the end of the eruption. However, a drop of TADR during the first phase of the eruption correlates with a decrease in rubbly lava formation and an increase in spiny lava production. This suggests that a change in effusion rate caused the observed transition in lava type. Our findings show that rubbly lava is formed under relatively high local effusion rates with pulsating supply conditions, whereas spiny lava is formed under lower local effusion rates and steadier supply.
AB - Determining the parameters that control fissure-fed lava morphologies is critical for reconstructing the complex emplacement histories of eruptions on Earth and other planetary bodies. We used a geomorphological map of the 2014–2015 Holuhraun lava flow field, in combination with new constraints on lava emplacement chronology and two independently derived time-averaged discharge rate (TADR) data sets, to analyze correlations between lava morphology and effusion rate. Results show that lava morphologies are dominantly controlled by effusion rate at the vent during the early phases of the eruption and by lava transport processes as the system evolves. Initially, TADR and its variance, which reflect pulsation in the lava supply rate from the vent, directly affect lava emplacement styles. However, as the eruption progresses, the lava transport system exerts a stronger control with channels and ponds that can either dampen variation in local effusion rate or create surges during sudden drainage events. The Holuhraun eruption predominantly produced rubbly lava in its earlier eruption phases and transitioned into the production of spiny lava toward the end of the eruption. However, a drop of TADR during the first phase of the eruption correlates with a decrease in rubbly lava formation and an increase in spiny lava production. This suggests that a change in effusion rate caused the observed transition in lava type. Our findings show that rubbly lava is formed under relatively high local effusion rates with pulsating supply conditions, whereas spiny lava is formed under lower local effusion rates and steadier supply.
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U2 - 10.1130/G49251.1
DO - 10.1130/G49251.1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85118720455
SN - 0091-7613
VL - 50
SP - 71
EP - 75
JO - Geology
JF - Geology
IS - 1
ER -