The Yellowstone magmatic system from the mantle plume to the upper crust
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- 15 May 2015
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 348 (6236) , 773-776
Abstract
Yellowstone's missing magmatic link: Yellowstone is an extensively studied “supervolcano” that has a large supply of heat coming from a pool of magma near the surface and the mantle below. A link between these two features has long been suspected. Huang et al. imaged the lower crust using seismic tomography (see the Perspective by Shapiro and Koulakov). Their findings provide an estimate of the total amount of molten rock beneath Yellowstone and help to explain the large amount of volcanic gases escaping from the region. Science , this issue p. 773 ; see also p. 758Keywords
Funding Information
- NSF (CyberSEES-1442665, EAR-1252191, EAR-03233309)
- Brinson Foundation
- University of Utah
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Carrico funds
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