The Caldera Floor Uplift (IMAGE)

Université de Genève

The Caldera Floor Uplift

Caption

Following a large caldera-forming eruption some magma remains in the magma reservoir.This magma cools, its viscosity increases, and when new magma is injected, the magma left over after the caldera-forming eruption stops the fresh magma from propagating to the surface and promotes caldera resurgence.

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UNIGE / Roma Tre

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