Open AccessWhat Caused the Fatal 2014 Eruption of Japan's Mount Ontake?
Author(s) -
Terri Cook
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2017eo068885
Subject(s) - mount , geology , computer science , operating system
Analysis of the change in the stratovolcano's tilt just prior to the explosion suggests that the cracking of a previously intact fluid barrier caused the country's deadliest eruption since 1926.