Frank Sansone -
Lava-seawater Interactions
For
several years we have been studying the interaction
between lava and seawater -- our natural laboratory has been the
shoreline
of the Island of Hawaii where the flows from Kilauea volcano enter the
Pacific Ocean.
Further information
can be found in the following
articles:
Sansone, F.J., and J.
R. Smith. 2006. Rapid mass wasting following nearshore
submarine volcanism on Kilauea Volcano. J. Volcanol. Geotherm.
Res. 151: 133-139.
Sansone, F.J., C.R. Benitez-Nelson ,
E.H. DeCarlo, J.A. Resing , S. M. Vink , J.A. Heath , and B.J.
Huebert. 2002. Geochemistry of atmospheric aerosols
generated from lava-seawater interactions. Geophys. Res. Lett.
29. DOI: 10.1029/2001GL013882.
Resing, J.A. and F.J. Sansone.
2002. The chemistry of lava-seawater interactions II: The
elemental signature. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 66: 1925-1941.
Resing, J.A. and F.J. Sansone.
1999. The chemistry of lava-seawater interactions: The generation
of acidity. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta. 63: 2183-2198.
Sansone, F.J. and J.A. Resing.
1995. Hydrography and geochemistry of sea-surface hydrothermal
plumes resulting from Hawaiian coastal volcanism. J. Geophys.
Res. - Oceans. 100: 13,555-13,569.
Reprints are available - see my Publications
page, or send me an email
to request copies: sansone(at)hawaii.edu
Here are some images of
the 2001 Jason Project
broadcasts on the Big Island (Hawaii), which served to introduce Middle
School students to volcanology and Hawaii:
Real-time
TV broadcasting on a lava flow
Real-time
TV broadcasting on a lava flow
Shoreline
lava flow
Jason
team by
a large surface flow
A
large surface flow from the rupturing of a shallow lava tube
We have also created a
27-minute video "Pele Meets
the Sea" which shows both underwater and surface volcanic activity
at Kilauea Volcano on the island of Hawaii. Portions of it can be seen
on-line at Virtually
Hawaii.
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