Volcanological study of the great Tambora eruption of 1815

Research Article| November 01, 1984 Volcanological study of the great Tambora eruption of 1815 S. Self; S. Self 1Department of Geology, University of Texas, Box 19049, Arlington, Texas 76019 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar M. R. Rampino; M. R. Rampino 2NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2880 Broadway, New York, New York 10025, and Department of Geological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar M. S. Newton; M. S. Newton 3Department of Geology, University of Texas, Box 19049, Arlington, Texas 76019 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J. A. Wolff J. A. Wolff 3Department of Geology, University of Texas, Box 19049, Arlington, Texas 76019 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information S. Self 1Department of Geology, University of Texas, Box 19049, Arlington, Texas 76019 M. R. Rampino 2NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2880 Broadway, New York, New York 10025, and Department of Geological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027 M. S. Newton 3Department of Geology, University of Texas, Box 19049, Arlington, Texas 76019 J. A. Wolff 3Department of Geology, University of Texas, Box 19049, Arlington, Texas 76019 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1984) 12 (11): 659–663. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1984)12<659:VSOTGT>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation S. Self, M. R. Rampino, M. S. Newton, J. A. Wolff; Volcanological study of the great Tambora eruption of 1815. Geology 1984;; 12 (11): 659–663. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1984)12<659:VSOTGT>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The 1815 eruption of Tambora is one of the largest explosive volcanic events of the past 10 000 yr. By a conservative estimate, 175 km3 of nepheline-normative trachyandesitic pyroclastic material (equivalent to about 50 km3 of dense rock) was erupted in 24 h. Major activity began with a brief plinian phase followed by pyroclastic flows; much of the ignimbrite that was produced shows evidence of deposition by turbulent flows. A 6×7-km caldera, about 1 km deep, formed at the end of the pyroclastic flow phase; caldera volume closely matches that of magma ejected. Plinian and co-ignimbrite ash fall >1 cm thick covered >500 000 km2 of the Java Sea and surrounding islands, accounting for more than two-thirds of the magma volume erupted. This distal tephra is known only from 1815 reports, indicating that some great eruptions, especially those from island volcanoes, may be virtually undetectable in the geologic record without supporting information, such as deep-sea core data. Land-based volume estimates may be insufficient to characterize eruption magnitude in many cases. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.