An experimentally validated numerical model for bubble growth in magma (2020)
Journal Article
Coumans, J., Llewellin, E., Wadsworth, F., Humphreys, M., Mathias, S., Yelverton, B., & Gardner, J. (2020). An experimentally validated numerical model for bubble growth in magma. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 402, Article 107002. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2020.107002

Volcanic eruptions are driven by the growth of gas bubbles in magma. The timing and rate of bubble growth are important because they determine whether enough gas pressure can develop to fragment the melt. Bubbles grow in response to decompression and... Read More about An experimentally validated numerical model for bubble growth in magma.