10. Lava Tubes at Volcanic National Park, HI
Lava Tube
in Hawaii
Fig. 5-3a, p. 137
11. Lava Textures
Pahoehoe (pah-hoy-hoy) is Aa (ah-ah) is characterized by a
characterized by its smooth and rough, clinkery surface and is
often ropey or wrinkly surface and what most viscous and hot lava
is generally formed from more flows look like.
fluid lava flows.
Fig. 5-4a, p. 137
12. Lava Composition
Felsic Lava: high percentage (>63%) of silica, and
trapped gasses; highest viscosity, lowest temperatures
Andesitic Lava: (52-63%) of silica
Mafic Lava: (45-52%) of silica + high percentage of
Magnesium (Mg); typically occur at subduction zones
Balsitic Lava: (45-52%) of silica + high percentage of
Iron (Fe); typically occur at oceanic divergent pages
Ultramafic Lava: (=<45%) of silica; lowest vicsosity,
highest temperatures
14. Inversion of Topography
1. Lava flows into the
valley
2. Lava cools and
crystallizes, forming
extrusive igneous rocks.
3. Areas adjacent to
the flow erode more
easily then the flow
4. Over time, an
inversion is produced.
Fig. 5-6ab, p. 139
15. Craters of the Moon National Monument, ID
http://www.nps.gov/crmo/
Fig. 5-3b, p. 137
25. Cinder Cones, Mojave Desert, CA
•Eruptions are short-lived.
•Large, bowl-shaped craters.
•Ash builds up rapidly.
•Few lava flows.
•Lava flows typically from base of cone.
27. Stratovolcano, Mt. Rainier, WA
From Space
•Composed of layered sills.
•Lahars, or volcanic mud flows are common.
•Have steep slops near summit.
•Lava flows from andesite.
28. Lahar Flows, Mt. Pinatubo, Philippines
Mt. Pinatubo
from Space
Fig. 5-14a, p. 146
30. Lava Dome, Mt. St. Helens, WA
•Composed of felsic magma.
•Formed from intermediate magma forced up under great pressure.
•Highly unstable, will collapse under weight of rock.
Fig. 5-15a, p. 147
31. Mt. Saint Helens Eruption
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgRnVhbfIKQ
35. Fissure Eruptions
Generated along a
linear fracture
Composed of low-
viscosity melt
Commonly occur along
divergent plate
boundaries
Also common on the
edges of large Fissure eruption in Iceland
volcanoes.
Produces a curtain of
fire.
38. Primary Effects of Volcanoes
Pyroclastic Flows
Fumaroles
Landslides
Ash Fall
Earthquakes
High Temperatures
39. Secondary Effects of Explosions
Suffocation from Ash
Asphyxiation from Volcanic Gasses
Tsunamis
Temperatures Decreases
40. Environmental Effects
Involved in the formation of continental crust and
offset weathering and erosion
Provide nutrient rich soils
By trapping clouds at their peaks, water for
agriculture
Agriculture based cultures are attracted to their
bases
41. Volcanic Gasses
Water Vapor
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
Sulfur Dioxide
Hydrogen Sulfide
Carbon Monoxide
Hydrogen
Chlorine
Gasses emitted from fumaroles at the Sulfur Works in
Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA
Fig. 5-2, p. 136
42. Effects of Volcanoes on Climate
Nucleation, condensation, and sedimentation of aerosols (acid rain)
Change in Albedo from ash cloud
Tropospheric cooling from the addition of sulfur to the stratsophere
Ozone destruction through the formation of atomic chlorine
45. Discovery Questions
What does it take to be classified as a super
eruption?
When did the last one occur? Why is their
controversy about the date?
What would be the primary effects of such an
eruption?
For those who survived the initial eruption, what
would happen in the following months, or years?
How did the Toba explosion effect the evolution of
humans?
47. Distribution of Volcanoes
Circum-Pacific
Belt (60%)
Mediterranean
Belt (20%)
Mid-Oceanic
Ridges (20%)
More common along both divergent than convergent plate boundaries.
Mainly composed of intrusive magma flows.
Composed of mafic magma that forms beneath spreading plates.
Pyroclastic materials are not common because lava is fluid.
Water pressure prevents gasses from expanding and escaping.
Fig. 5-20, p. 151
58. Fumarole Gas Monitoring
Chemically-selective sensors
for SO2 and CO2 measure
gas concentrations and a wind
sensor measures wind speed
and direction.
Data from solar-powered
stations are transmitted to
GOES geostationary satellite
and then down to
observatories every 10
minutes, providing near real
time data on degassing of
volcanoes
59. Ground Deformation Monitoring
Paint
Electronic Distance Meters
determine the horizontal movements
that occur on active volcanoes
Tiltmeters
leveling surveys to measure vertical
motions
Global Positioning Systems
allows us to measure horizontal
motions much more accurately and
conveniently, and also to estimate
vertical motions in the same survey
60. Remote Sensing
The Advanced Very High
Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR)
is a space-borne sensor
embarked on the NOAA family
of polar orbiting platforms.
The primary purpose of these
instruments is to monitor clouds
and to measure the thermal
emission (cooling) of the Earth.
The main difficulty associated
with these investigations is to
properly deal with the many
limitations of these instruments,
especially in the early period
(sensor calibration, orbital drift,
limited spectral and directional
sampling, etc).
62. Hydrothermal Vents
Distributes heat and
drives water circulation
in the ocean through
convection
Provides energy source
in the form of hydrogen
sulfide to benthic
chemotrophs
Distributes minerals and
influences the
composition of the ocean
63. Hydrothermal Plume
White
Black smoker smoker
Sulfide
deposit
Tube worms
Magma White clam
White crab