Magma Ascent Rates

Research Article| January 01, 2008 Magma Ascent Rates Malcolm J. Rutherford Malcolm J. Rutherford Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 02912, U.S.A., Malcolm_Rutherford@Brown.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Malcolm J. Rutherford Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 02912, U.S.A., Malcolm_Rutherford@Brown.edu Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 13 Jul 2017 © The Mineralogical Society Of America Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2008) 69 (1): 241–271. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2008.69.7 Article history First Online: 13 Jul 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Malcolm J. Rutherford; Magma Ascent Rates. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2008;; 69 (1): 241–271. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2008.69.7 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search Volcanoes can erupt explosively, generating high columns of ash and occasional pyroclastic flows, or they can erupt slowly forming lava flows and domes. This variation reflects significant differences in mass eruption rate (e.g., Wilson et al. 1980). Mass eruption rates in turn are controlled by the rates of magma ascent through the volcanic conduit, and the conduit size. The magma ascent rate itself is a function of the pressure in the magma storage region, the physical properties of the magma, such as its density, viscosity and crystallinity, and the resistance to flow in the conduit that connects the magma... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.