Citation

Aspinall WP, Sigurdsson H, Shepherd JB. Science 1973; 181(4095): 117-124.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1973, American Association for the Advancement of Science)

DOI

10.1126/science.181.4095.117

PMID

17746610

Abstract

The Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent erupted from October 1971 to March 1972, as 80 x 10(6) m(3) of basaltic andesite lava was quietly extruded inside the mile-wide crater. The eruption was largely subaqueous, taking place in the 180-m-deep crater lake, and resulted in the emergence of a steep-sided island. The mild character of the eruption and the absence of seismic activity stand in direct contrast to the highly explosive character of the eruption of 1902 to 1903.

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