Petrologic constraints on the decompression history of magma prior to Vulcanian explosions at the Soufrière Hills volcano, Montserrat

Physics & Astronomy

• magma 100%
• volcanoes 97%
• degassing 88%
• pressure reduction 85%
• ascent 72%
• explosions 62%
• plugs 56%
• histories 55%
• overpressure 42%
• density (number/volume) 33%
• center of pressure 29%
• plagioclase 26%
• crystallization 25%
• statistical analysis 17%
• permeability 14%
• textures 14%
• chambers 13%
• trends 12%
• nucleation 12%
• products 10%
• profiles 9%
• crystals 8%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• decompression 75%
• degassing 73%
• explosion 64%
• volcano 57%
• magma 51%
• overpressure 38%
• history 38%
• crystallization 27%
• bulk density 16%
• plagioclase 15%
• field study 14%
• nucleation 14%
• statistical analysis 13%
• texture 12%
• crystal 11%
• time series 11%
• permeability 11%
• transition 10%
• analysis 9%
• trend 8%
• product 8%
• modeling 7%
• comparison 7%

Chemical Compounds

• Degasification 85%
• Crystallization 23%
• Bulk Density 20%
• Pressure 19%
• Crystalline Texture 16%
• Permeability 13%
• Volume 9%
• Surface 5%