V047
Submarine volcanism: water’s influence on volcanic processes
Submarine volcanism: water’s influence on volcanic processes
Session ID#: 82298
Session Description:
Submarine volcanoes occur in a range of tectonic settings including at arcs, mid-ocean ridges, and within oceanic plates. Water has fundamental effects on subaqueous eruption style and explosivity that are only partially understood. Additionally, subaqueous eruptions’ influences on biological and physical oceanographic systems are not well characterized but may be globally significant. Despite a consensus that subaqueous eruptions dominate Earth's annual volcanic output, few submarine volcanoes have been studied and thus each new observation can increase our understanding. In this session, we aim to bring together studies on submarine to emergent volcanism from observational, experimental, and theoretical perspectives. We welcome contributions that present observations from both modern volcanic systems and ancient successions, explore the generation and dispersal of submarine eruption products, probe eruption dynamics in these and analog subaqueous environments (e.g., subglacial, lacustrine), examine how volcanism affects other ocean systems, or present techniques for identifying and monitoring submarine eruptions.
Index Terms:
8408 Volcano/climate interactions [VOLCANOLOGY]
8414 Eruption mechanisms and flow emplacement [VOLCANOLOGY]
8419 Volcano monitoring [VOLCANOLOGY]
8427 Subaqueous volcanism [VOLCANOLOGY]
Primary Convener: Kristen E. Fauria, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Conveners: Arran Peter Murch, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, Tushar Mittal, University of California Berkeley, Earth and Planetary Science, Berkeley, CA, United States and Samuel A Soule, WHOI, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Primary Liaison: Kristen E. Fauria, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States
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