New mass increase beneath Askja volcano, Iceland – a precursor to renewed activity?

• Published in: Terra Nova
• Main Authors: Rymer, Hazel, Locke, Corinne, Ófeigsson, Benedikt G., Einarsson, Páll, Sturkell, Erik
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Askja; Iceland
• Online Access: https://oro.open.ac.uk/21574/; https://oro.open.ac.uk/21574/1/Table.docx; https://oro.open.ac.uk/21574/2/Rymer_et_al_revised.doc; https://oro.open.ac.uk/21574/3/Rymer_et_al.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3121.2010.00948.x

Askja is an active central volcano located on the NS trending en echelon rift zone marking the mid-Atlantic plate boundary in North Iceland. Between 2007 and 2009, we observed a gravity increase at the centre of the caldera. This contrasts with net gravity decreases recorded between 1988 and 2007 in...