Aerial view of Whakaari/White Island volcano in New Zealand. Whakaari is an active volcano that sits at the northern end of the Taupo Volcanic Zone. Credit: Krzysztof Belczyński, cc-by-sa-2.0
Tearing an arc apart—insights from the northern Taupo Volcanic Zone
By Alka Tripathy-Lang and Wendy Bohon
June 5, 2020
Researchers used seismic waves in the Bay of Plenty to create detailed images of the crust and mantle spanning the underwater northern section of the Taupo Volcanic Zone. By peering into the subsurface, they found evidence of a positive feedback relationship between magmatic intrusion and crustal extension.
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