News tagged with volcanic plumes
New force driving Earth's tectonic plates discovered
Bringing fresh insight into long-standing debates about how powerful geological forces shape the planet, from earthquake ruptures to mountain formations, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Hawaiian hot spot has deep roots
(PhysOrg.com) -- Hawaii may be paradise for vacationers, but for geologists it has long been a puzzle. Plate tectonic theory readily explains the existence of volcanoes at boundaries where plates split apart ...
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Dec 03, 2009 |
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New explanation for Hawaiian hot spot
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in the US have suggested that volcanic activity in Hawaii could be fed by a giant hot rock pool 1,000 kilometers west of the islands and in the Earth’s mantle, rather than ...
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May 27, 2011 |
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Scientists map volcanic plume under Yellowstone
Scientists using electric and magnetic sensors have mapped the size and composition of a vast plume of hot rock and briny fluid down to 200 miles below Yellowstone National Park's surface, according to a new ...
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Apr 15, 2011 |
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Rotation is key to understanding volcanic plumes
(PhysOrg.com) -- A 200-year-old report by a sea captain and a stunning photograph of the 2008 eruption of Mount Chaiten are helping scientists at the University of Illinois better understand strong volcanic ...
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Mar 25, 2009 |
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Scientists' work improves odds of finding diamonds
While prospectors and geologists have been successful in finding diamonds through diligent searching, one University of Houston professor and his team's work could help improve the odds by focusing future searches in particular ...
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Jul 14, 2010 |
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Cockpit audio: Listen as volcanic ash plume causes 1989 engine failure of KLM flight 867
(PhysOrg.com) -- Floating ash plumes from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano have caused massive disruption to the world's air traffic, highlighting the danger that volcanic ash plumes pose to aircraft.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Scientists Pierce Veil of Clouds to 'See' Lightning Inside a Volcanic Plume
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers hit the jackpot in late March, when, for the first time, they began recording data on lightning in a volcanic eruption--right from the start of the eruption.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 08, 2009 |
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2 NASA Satellites Capture Last 3 Days of Eyjafjallajokull's Ash Plume
NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites fly around the world every day capturing images of weather, ice and land changes. Over the last three days these satellites have provided visible and infrared imagery of the ...
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Apr 19, 2010 |
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Envisat keeping an eye on the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano
(PhysOrg.com) -- The development of the ash plume from Iceland's Eyjafjallajoekull volcano between 17-20 April is tracked in this series of Envisat images.
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Apr 21, 2010 |
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Icelandic eruption, ash column 'diminished markedly': expert
Iceland's volcanic eruption as well as the towering column of ash spewing out of it have both declined significantly, an Icelandic seismologist said Monday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 19, 2010 |
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Three active volcanoes spotted on satellite imagery from NASA
(PhysOrg.com) -- From space, NASA keeps a watchful eye on volcanic activity around the world with many satellites. NASA has just released satellite images showing activity this week from volcanoes in the countries ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 11, 2011 |
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Lava formations in eastern Oregon linked to rip in giant slab of Earth
Like a stream of air shooting out of an airplane's broken window to relieve cabin pressure, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego say lava formations in eastern Oregon are the result ...
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Feb 15, 2012 |
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Space image: Jupiter-Io montage
(PhysOrg.com) -- This montage of New Horizons images shows Jupiter and its volcanic moon Io, and were taken during the spacecraft's Jupiter flyby in early 2007.
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Exploring water in the deep Earth
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research published today in Nature Geoscience provides new insight into the water cycle of the deep Earth, volcanic activity in the Pacific and the potential catastrophic effects when these ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 21, 2011 |
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