Open AccessResearch Spotlight: Understanding the magma distribution in the Taupo Volcanic Zone
Author(s) -
Tretkoff Ernie
Publication year - 2010
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 - 10.1029/eo091i025p00228-01
Subject(s) - volcano , geology , volcanism , magma , earth science , geochemistry , magma chamber , heat flow , petrology , seismology , geography , thermal , tectonics , meteorology
The Taupo Volcanic Zone, on the North Island of New Zealand, is an active region of intense volcanism with high heat flow. The high heat flux from this zone is comparable to that found in Iceland and at Yellowstone National Park in the United States. It has been suggested that large volumes of magma in the Taupo Volcanic Zone come from a “mush zone” that contains a mixture of solid crystals and melt.