Cordilleran Section - 113th Annual Meeting - 2017

Session No. 43
Thursday, 25 May 2017: 8:30 AM-11:50 AM
Room 319A (Hawai‘i Convention Center)

T8. Explosive Volcanism

 

B.F. Houghton, Donald A. Swanson and Sarah A. Fagents, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:30 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:35 AM
BALLISTIC BLOCK TEXTURES: INDICATORS OF A DYNAMIC AND COMPLEX SHALLOW CONDUIT DURING THE VULCANIAN PHASE OF THE 1912 ERUPTION OF NOVARUPTA, ALASKA
ISGETT, Samantha J., Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii, POST 615C, Honolulu, HI 96822, HOUGHTON, B.F., Geology & Geophysics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822 and GONNERMANN, Helge, Earth Science, Rice University, 6100 Main St. MS 126, Houston, TX 77005, sweaver@hawaii.edu, sweaver@hawaii.edu
8:55 AM
THE OPENING SUBPLINIAN PHASE OF THE HEKLA 1991 ERUPTION: PROPERTIES OF THE TEPHRA FALL DEPOSIT
GUDNASON, J., Faculty of Earth Sciences, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, University of Iceland, Sturlugata 7, Reykjavik, 101, Iceland, THORDARSON, T., Faculty of Earth Sciences,, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, University of Iceland, Askja N-141, Dunhagi 6, Reykjavik, 101, Iceland, HOUGHTON, B.F., Geology & Geophysics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822 and LARSEN, G., Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, Askja, Sturlugata 7, Reykjavik, 101, Iceland, jog4@hi.is, jog4@hi.is
9:15 AM
STYLES OF PYROCLASTIC ACTIVITY AT KīLAUEA, 2011-2017
HOUGHTON, B.F., Geology & Geophysics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822, ORR, T.R., Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, US Geological Survey, Hawaii National Park, HI 96718, TADDEUCCI, J., Rome section, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Rome, 00194, Italy and CAREY, R.J., School of Earth Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 7002, Australia, bhought@soest.hawaii.edu, bhought@soest.hawaii.edu
9:35 AM
ANALYSIS OF PYROCLAST SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS DURING SPATTERING ACTIVITY AT HALEMA‘UMA‘U IN 2015
MINTZ, Bianca G.1, HOUGHTON, Bruce F.2, ORR, Tim R.3, TADDEUCCI, Jacopo4, GAUDIN, Damien4, KUEPPERS, Ulrich5, CAREY, Rebecca J.6, SCARLATO, Piergiorgio7 and DEL BELLO, Elisabetta4, (1)Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI, (2)Geology & Geophysics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Hawaii National Park, HI 96718, (4)Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Volcanologia, Via di Vigna Murata, 605, Rome, 00143, Italy, (5)Mineralogy, LMU, Theresienstrasse 41/III, Muenchen, 80333, Germany, (6)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Tasmania, Honolulu, 96822, Australia, (7)Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Via di Vigna Murata, 605, Rome, 00143, Italy, bmintz@hawaii.edu, bmintz@hawaii.edu
 
9:55 AM
Break
10:25 AM
NATURE OF EXPLOSIVE ACTIVITY IN THE 10TH CENTURY ELDGJA ERUPTION, ICELAND
MORELAND, W.M., Faculty of Earth Sciences, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, University of Iceland, Askja, Sturlugata 7, Reykjavik, 101, Iceland, THORDARSON, T., Faculty of Earth Sciences,, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, University of Iceland, Askja N-141, Sturlugata 7, Reykjavik, 101, Iceland and HOUGHTON, B.F., Geology & Geophysics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96825, wmm2@hi.is, wmm2@hi.is
10:45 AM
END OF AN ERA: THE FINAL EXPLOSIVE ERUPTIONS OF KEANAKĀKO‘I TEPHRA AT KĪLAUEA
SWANSON, Donald A., Hawaiian Volcano Observarory, U.S. Geological Survey, PO Box 51, Hawaii National Park, HI 96818, BIASS, Sebastien, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI and GARCIA, Michael O., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, donswan@usgs.gov, donswan@usgs.gov
Handouts
  • GSA Cordilleran Honolulu 2017.pptx (18.7 MB)
  • 11:05 AM
    HIGH-ENERGY LAVA–WATER EXPLOSIONS: A CASE STUDY FROM HAWAI‘I
    FITCH, Erin P. and FAGENTS, Sarah A., Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics & Planetology, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI 96822, epfitch@higp.hawaii.edu, epfitch@higp.hawaii.edu
    Handouts
  • Ward2017GSA-T8-43-8.pdf (7.7 MB)
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