Vertical and lateral splitting of a hydrothermal plume at Steinaholl, Reykjanes Ridge, Iceland

• Published in: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
• Main Authors: Ernst, G.G.J., Cave, R.R., German, C.R., Palmer, M.R., Sparks, R.S.J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2000
• Subjects: Reykjanes; Iceland
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/108948/; https://doi.org/10.1016/S0012-821X(00)00140-0

The generation of multiple, neutrally-buoyant intrusions by a single, bubble-rich plume [Asaeda and Imberger, J. Fluid Mech. 249 (1993) 35–57] and plume bifurcation [Ernst et al., Bull. Volcanol. 56 (1994) 159–169; Lavelle, J. Geophys. Res. 102 (1997) 3405–3420], are predicted from theory and experi...