The collapse of Bárðarbunga Caldera, Iceland

• Published in: Geophysical Journal International
• Main Authors: Riel, B., Milillo, P., Simons, M., Lundgren, P., Kanamori, H., Samsonov, S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Royal Astronomical Society 2015
• Subjects: Vatnajökull; glacier; Ice cap; Iceland
• Online Access: https://authors.library.caltech.edu/57840/; https://authors.library.caltech.edu/57840/1/Geophys.%20J.%20Int.-2015-Riel-446-53.pdf; https://authors.library.caltech.edu/57840/2/supp_Bardarbunga_GJI.pdf; https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20150527-065601451

Lying below Vatnajökull ice cap in Iceland, Bárðarbunga stratovolcano began experiencing wholesale caldera collapse in 2014 August 16, one of the largest such events recorded in the modern instrumental era. Simultaneous with this collapse is the initiation of a plate boundary rifting episode north o...