Kilometer-scale Kaiser effect identified in Krafla volcano, Iceland

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Heimisson, Elías Rafn, Einarsson, Páll, Sigmundsson, Freysteinn, Brandsdóttir, Bryndís
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2015
• Subjects: Krafla rifting episode; Kaiser effect; Eruption forecasting; Volcano deformation; Krafla; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/2015GL065680

The Krafla rifting episode in 1975 – 1984, consisted of around 20 inflation-deflation events within the Krafla caldera, where magma accumulated during inflation periods and was intruded into the transecting fissure swarm during brief periods of deflation. We reanalyze geodetic and seismic data from...