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Dynamics of the eruption of the Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat

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British Geological Survey (BGS)
Updated
28 August 2026
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Summary

PROJECT DETAILS ONLY - NO DATA. Understanding of the fundamental dynamic controls of eruptive behaviour of andesite volcanoes using Montserrat as a case study. Quantitative petrology and geochemistry; thermodynamic models on changes in magma during degassing; experiments to constrain kinetic laws of crystallisation of degassing magmas; mathematical models on the dynamics of lava extrusion and explosive eruption.

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Date added
28 August 2026
Harvest GUID
9df8df52-d744-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98
Dataset reference date (creation)
1998-04-01
Frequency of update
notApplicable
Access constraints
The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
Responsible party
University of Bristol (processor); British Geological Survey (distributor, pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
nonGeographicDataset
Metadata language
eng

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