Phreatic eruption dynamics derived from deposit analysis: a case study from a small, phreatic eruption from Whakāri/White Island, New Zealand

• Published in: Earth, Planets and Space
• Main Authors: Geoff Kilgour, Stephanie Gates, Ben Kennedy, Aaron Farquhar, Ame McSporran, Cameron Asher
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SpringerOpen 2019
• Subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; G; Geodesy; QB275-343; Geology; QE1-996.5; Inner Crater; Main Crater; New Zealand; White Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-019-1008-8; https://doaj.org/article/214e02461f2848a8bda4b420a2b7efd0

Abstract On 27 April 2016, White Island erupted in a multi-pulse, phreatic event that lasted for ~ 40 min. Six, variably sized pulses generated three ballistic ejections and at least one pyroclastic surge out of the inner crater and onto the main crater floor. Deposit mapping of the pyroclastic surg...