Open AccessMapping the magma conduit for the Shinmoe‐dake volcano
Author(s) -
Schultz Colin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo180012
Subject(s) - volcano , geology , magma , electrical conduit , seismology , engineering , mechanical engineering
Near the southern end of Kyushu, the most southerly of Japan's major islands, a complex of more than 20 small volcanoes together form the Kirishima volcanoes. In January 2011, approximately 20 million cubic meters of material spewed from one of the volcanoes, Shinmoe‐dake. Before this most recent activity, Shinmoe‐dake had previously erupted in 2010, 1991, 1962, and 1959, with the 2011 eruption being the biggest.