Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6440149 | Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research | 2016 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
VolcanoBot was deployed at the 1969 Mauna Ulu fissure system on KÄ«lauea volcano in Hawai'i. It collected first-of-its-kind data from inside the fissure system. We hypothesized that 1) fissure sinuosity should decrease with depth, 2) irregularity should be persistent with depth, 3) any blockages in the conduit should occur at the narrowest points, and 4) the fissure should narrow with depth until it is too narrow for VolcanoBot to pass or is plugged with solidified lava. Our field campaigns did not span enough lateral or vertical area to test sinuosity. The preliminary data indicate that 1) there were many irregularities along fissures at depth, 2) blockages occurred, but not at obviously narrow locations, and 3) the conduit width remained a consistent 0.4-0.5Â m for most of the upper 10Â m that we analyzed.
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Authors
Carolyn E. Parcheta, Catherine A. Pavlov, Nicholas Wiltsie, Kalind C. Carpenter, Jeremy Nash, Aaron Parness, Karl L. Mitchell,