Lava lake level as a gauge of magma reservoir pressure and eruptive hazard

Research Article| September 01, 2015 Lava lake level as a gauge of magma reservoir pressure and eruptive hazard Matthew R. Patrick; Matthew R. Patrick US. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, P.O. Box 51, Hawai'i National Park, Hawaii 96718, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Kyle R. Anderson; Kyle R. Anderson US. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, P.O. Box 51, Hawai'i National Park, Hawaii 96718, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Michael P. Poland; Michael P. Poland US. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, P.O. Box 51, Hawai'i National Park, Hawaii 96718, USA *Current address: U.S. Geological Survey, Cascades Volcano Observatory, 1300 SE Cardinal Court, Suite 100, Vancouver, Washington 98683, USA. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Tim R. Orr; Tim R. Orr US. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, P.O. Box 51, Hawai'i National Park, Hawaii 96718, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Donald A. Swanson Donald A. Swanson US. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, P.O. Box 51, Hawai'i National Park, Hawaii 96718, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Matthew R. Patrick US. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, P.O. Box 51, Hawai'i National Park, Hawaii 96718, USA Kyle R. Anderson US. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, P.O. Box 51, Hawai'i National Park, Hawaii 96718, USA Michael P. Poland *Current address: U.S. Geological Survey, Cascades Volcano Observatory, 1300 SE Cardinal Court, Suite 100, Vancouver, Washington 98683, USA. US. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, P.O. Box 51, Hawai'i National Park, Hawaii 96718, USA Tim R. Orr US. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, P.O. Box 51, Hawai'i National Park, Hawaii 96718, USA Donald A. Swanson US. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, P.O. Box 51, Hawai'i National Park, Hawaii 96718, USA Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 14 Apr 2015 Revision Received: 06 Jul 2015 Accepted: 08 Jul 2015 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 © 2015 Geological Society of America Geology (2015) 43 (9): 831–834. https://doi.org/10.1130/G36896.1 Article history Received: 14 Apr 2015 Revision Received: 06 Jul 2015 Accepted: 08 Jul 2015 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Matthew R. Patrick, Kyle R. Anderson, Michael P. Poland, Tim R. Orr, Donald A. Swanson; Lava lake level as a gauge of magma reservoir pressure and eruptive hazard. Geology 2015;; 43 (9): 831–834. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G36896.1 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 SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Forecasting volcanic activity relies fundamentally on tracking magma pressure through the use of proxies, such as ground surface deformation and earthquake rates. Lava lakes at open-vent basaltic volcanoes provide a window into the uppermost magma system for gauging reservoir pressure changes more directly. At Kīlauea Volcano (Hawai'i, USA) the surface height of the summit lava lake in Halema'uma'u Crater fluctuates with surface deformation over short (hours to days) and long (weeks to months) time scales. This correlation implies that the lake behaves as a simple piezometer of the subsurface magma reservoir. Changes in lava level and summit deformation scale with (and shortly precede) changes in eruption rate from Kīlauea's East Rift Zone, indicating that summit lava level can be used for short-term forecasting of rift zone activity and associated hazards at Kīlauea. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.