A thermodynamical model for rainfall-triggered volcanic dome collapse

Matthews, Adrian J. and Barclay, Jenni (2004) A thermodynamical model for rainfall-triggered volcanic dome collapse. Geophysical Research Letters, 31 (5). ISSN 0094-8276

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Abstract

Dome-forming volcanic eruptions typically involve the slow extrusion of viscous lava onto a steep-sided volcano punctuated by collapse and the generation of hazardous pyroclastic flows. We show an unequivocal link between the onset of intense rainfall and lava dome collapse on short time scales (within a few hours) and develop a simple thermodynamical model to explain this behavior. The model is forced with rainfall observations from the Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat, and suggests that when the dome is in a critical state, a minimum rainfall rate of approximately 15 mm hr-1 for 2-3 hr could trigger a dome collapse.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Mathematics (former - to 2024) Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Volcanoes@UEA (former - to 2018) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Meteorology, Oceanography and Climate Dynamics (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Climate, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Geosciences Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Geosciences and Natural Hazards (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Fluids & Structures Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Numerical Simulation, Statistics & Data Science (former - to 2025)
Depositing User:	Vishal Gautam
Date Deposited:	12 Mar 2004
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2025 04:25
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/17635
DOI:	10.1029/2003GL019310

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