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29 Aug 2019
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Cyclic activity of the Fuego de Colima volcano (Mexico): insights from satellite thermal data and nonlinear models
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Via D. Creti 12, 40128, Bologna, Italy
Antonio Costa
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via R. Cozzi 53, 20125, Milan, Italy
Roberto Sulpizio
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Via D. Creti 12, 40128, Bologna, Italy
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e Geoambientali, Università di Bari, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy
Diego Coppola
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Torino, Via Valperga Caluso, 35, 10129, Turin, Italy
Lucia Capra
Centro de Geociencias UNAM, Campus Juriquilla, Querètaro, Mexico
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Evidence for tidal impacts on volcanism have been gathered by numerous empirical studies. This paper elucidates whether a causal link from the tidal forces to a variation in the volcanic degassing can be traced analytically. We model the response of a simplified magmatic system to the local tidal gravity variations, find that the tide-induced dynamics may significantly alter the bubble coalescence rate, and discuss the consequences for volcanic degassing behaviour.
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The Fuego de Colima volcano (Mexico) shows a complex eruptive history, with periods of rapid and slow lava dome growth punctuated by explosive activity. Here we reconstructed the 1998–2018 average discharge rate by means of satellite thermal data and the literature. Using spectral and wavelet analysis, we found a multi-term cyclic behavior that is in good agreement with numerical modeling, accounting for a variable magmatic feeding system composed of a single or double magma chamber system.
The Fuego de Colima volcano (Mexico) shows a complex eruptive history, with periods of rapid and...
