12 Nov

Degassing and volatile transport in volcanic systems

Date:

Thu:
2:15 pm - 4:00 pm

12 November 2026

Location:

Room C307 & via zoom Theresienstr. 41C 80333, Munich

Abstract

Volcanoes provide a primary pathway for heat and volatile transport from the mantle to the Earth's surface and atmosphere. These systems are highly dynamic and out-of-equilibrium where volatiles play a key role in driving magma ascent and eruption. This talk will cover the methods used to study volcanic degassing, what that tells us about igneous processes, and consequences for the atmosphere.

Tephra sample collection during the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption.

(A) Photograph of the vent and tephra fall produced by fire fountaining activity on 04 May 2021 (fire fountain in this photograph reach ∼100 m above the crater floor but heights in excess of 150 m were recorded that day). (B) Photograph of the scoria samples collected on 04 March 2021. (C, D) Olivine crystals containing melt inclusions originating from 04 April and 04 May tephra, respectively

© Moussallam et al. (2024) https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GC011997

Speaker

© J. Birnbaum

Dr. Janine Birnbaum

Postdoctoral Researcher
Chair for Magmatic Petrology and Volcanology
Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, LMU Munich

Speaker Profile

https://birnbaumjanine.wixsite.com/janinebirnbaum

Research Interests

Volcanology | Analogue Experiments | Numerical Modelling | Fluid Dynamics

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