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Chemical, Textural and Thermal Analyses of Local Interactions Between Lava Flow and a Tree – Case Study From Pāhoa, Hawai’i

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Chemical, Textural and Thermal Analyses of Local Interactions Between Lava Flow and a Tree – Case Study From Pāhoa, Hawai’i. / Biren, Jonas; Harris, Andrew; Tuffen, Hugh et al.
In: Frontiers in Earth Science, Vol. 8, 233, 30.06.2020.

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Biren, J, Harris, A, Tuffen, H, Gurioli, L, Chevrel, MO, Vlastélic, I, Schiavi, F, Benbakkar, M, Fonquernie, C & Calabro, L 2020, 'Chemical, Textural and Thermal Analyses of Local Interactions Between Lava Flow and a Tree – Case Study From Pāhoa, Hawai’i', Frontiers in Earth Science, vol. 8, 233. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2020.00233

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Biren, J., Harris, A., Tuffen, H., Gurioli, L., Chevrel, M. O., Vlastélic, I., Schiavi, F., Benbakkar, M., Fonquernie, C., & Calabro, L. (2020). Chemical, Textural and Thermal Analyses of Local Interactions Between Lava Flow and a Tree – Case Study From Pāhoa, Hawai’i. Frontiers in Earth Science, 8, Article 233. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2020.00233

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Biren J, Harris A, Tuffen H, Gurioli L, Chevrel MO, Vlastélic I et al. Chemical, Textural and Thermal Analyses of Local Interactions Between Lava Flow and a Tree – Case Study From Pāhoa, Hawai’i. Frontiers in Earth Science. 2020 Jun 30;8:233. doi: 10.3389/feart.2020.00233

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Biren, Jonas ; Harris, Andrew ; Tuffen, Hugh et al. / Chemical, Textural and Thermal Analyses of Local Interactions Between Lava Flow and a Tree – Case Study From Pāhoa, Hawai’i. In: Frontiers in Earth Science. 2020 ; Vol. 8.

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title = "Chemical, Textural and Thermal Analyses of Local Interactions Between Lava Flow and a Tree – Case Study From Pāhoa, Hawai{\textquoteright}i",
abstract = "Because many volcanoes are densely vegetated, understanding of the interactions between active lava flows and trees is essential for robust hazard modeling. Tree molds − lava flow features generated when advancing lava engulfs and combusts trees − are widely documented but have, to date, only been described qualitatively. Detailed, quantitative studies of molds can, however, provide insights into the nature of lava-forest interactions. Here, we present a unique characterization of the chemical, textural and thermal interactions between lava and a tree (an Albizia), taking as a case type a basaltic pāhoehoe lava flow that traveled 20 km through Hawaiian rainforest on Kilauea{\textquoteright}s East Rift Zone between June and December 2014. The dataset includes chemical analyses of lava (major, trace and volatile species) at the lava-tree contact, quantitative descriptions of lava texture (density, vesicle and crystal populations), and thermal analysis to fingerprint the devolatilization and combustion of wood as well as with cooling and crystallization of lava around the tree. We use these results to construct a three-stage thermal model to describe heat transfer between the lava and the tree, showing how the interaction facilitates combustion of wood and release of its volatile species (CO2 and H2O) into the lava, whilst triggering enhanced cooling and crystallization of lava surrounding the tree. Chemical analyses reveal that the inflating pāhoehoe at the lava-tree contact was strongly CO2-enriched (up to 1200 ppm), and textural data show that lava is denser at the contact. Moreover, lava crystallinity indicates a cooling rate of ∼70°C min–1 at the lava-tree contact, a rate well above the expected cooling rates (30°C min–1) for pāhoehoe more distant (40 m away) from the tree. We conclude that the tree had a local cooling effect on the lava that could potentially influence lava properties at larger scale if tree density, trunk diameter and moisture content are sufficiently high",
keywords = "lava, kilauea, hawaii, crystallisation, thermal, thermodynamics, basalt, combustion",
author = "Jonas Biren and Andrew Harris and Hugh Tuffen and Lucia Gurioli and Chevrel, {Magdalena Orya{\"e}lle} and Ivan Vlast{\'e}lic and Federica Schiavi and Mhammed Benbakkar and Claire Fonquernie and Laura Calabro",
year = "2020",
month = jun,
day = "30",
doi = "10.3389/feart.2020.00233",
language = "English",
volume = "8",
journal = "Frontiers in Earth Science",
issn = "2296-6463",
publisher = "Frontiers Research Foundation",

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T1 - Chemical, Textural and Thermal Analyses of Local Interactions Between Lava Flow and a Tree – Case Study From Pāhoa, Hawai’i

AU - Biren, Jonas

AU - Harris, Andrew

AU - Tuffen, Hugh

AU - Gurioli, Lucia

AU - Chevrel, Magdalena Oryaëlle

AU - Vlastélic, Ivan

AU - Schiavi, Federica

AU - Benbakkar, Mhammed

AU - Fonquernie, Claire

AU - Calabro, Laura

PY - 2020/6/30

Y1 - 2020/6/30

N2 - Because many volcanoes are densely vegetated, understanding of the interactions between active lava flows and trees is essential for robust hazard modeling. Tree molds − lava flow features generated when advancing lava engulfs and combusts trees − are widely documented but have, to date, only been described qualitatively. Detailed, quantitative studies of molds can, however, provide insights into the nature of lava-forest interactions. Here, we present a unique characterization of the chemical, textural and thermal interactions between lava and a tree (an Albizia), taking as a case type a basaltic pāhoehoe lava flow that traveled 20 km through Hawaiian rainforest on Kilauea’s East Rift Zone between June and December 2014. The dataset includes chemical analyses of lava (major, trace and volatile species) at the lava-tree contact, quantitative descriptions of lava texture (density, vesicle and crystal populations), and thermal analysis to fingerprint the devolatilization and combustion of wood as well as with cooling and crystallization of lava around the tree. We use these results to construct a three-stage thermal model to describe heat transfer between the lava and the tree, showing how the interaction facilitates combustion of wood and release of its volatile species (CO2 and H2O) into the lava, whilst triggering enhanced cooling and crystallization of lava surrounding the tree. Chemical analyses reveal that the inflating pāhoehoe at the lava-tree contact was strongly CO2-enriched (up to 1200 ppm), and textural data show that lava is denser at the contact. Moreover, lava crystallinity indicates a cooling rate of ∼70°C min–1 at the lava-tree contact, a rate well above the expected cooling rates (30°C min–1) for pāhoehoe more distant (40 m away) from the tree. We conclude that the tree had a local cooling effect on the lava that could potentially influence lava properties at larger scale if tree density, trunk diameter and moisture content are sufficiently high

AB - Because many volcanoes are densely vegetated, understanding of the interactions between active lava flows and trees is essential for robust hazard modeling. Tree molds − lava flow features generated when advancing lava engulfs and combusts trees − are widely documented but have, to date, only been described qualitatively. Detailed, quantitative studies of molds can, however, provide insights into the nature of lava-forest interactions. Here, we present a unique characterization of the chemical, textural and thermal interactions between lava and a tree (an Albizia), taking as a case type a basaltic pāhoehoe lava flow that traveled 20 km through Hawaiian rainforest on Kilauea’s East Rift Zone between June and December 2014. The dataset includes chemical analyses of lava (major, trace and volatile species) at the lava-tree contact, quantitative descriptions of lava texture (density, vesicle and crystal populations), and thermal analysis to fingerprint the devolatilization and combustion of wood as well as with cooling and crystallization of lava around the tree. We use these results to construct a three-stage thermal model to describe heat transfer between the lava and the tree, showing how the interaction facilitates combustion of wood and release of its volatile species (CO2 and H2O) into the lava, whilst triggering enhanced cooling and crystallization of lava surrounding the tree. Chemical analyses reveal that the inflating pāhoehoe at the lava-tree contact was strongly CO2-enriched (up to 1200 ppm), and textural data show that lava is denser at the contact. Moreover, lava crystallinity indicates a cooling rate of ∼70°C min–1 at the lava-tree contact, a rate well above the expected cooling rates (30°C min–1) for pāhoehoe more distant (40 m away) from the tree. We conclude that the tree had a local cooling effect on the lava that could potentially influence lava properties at larger scale if tree density, trunk diameter and moisture content are sufficiently high

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KW - kilauea

KW - hawaii

KW - crystallisation

KW - thermal

KW - thermodynamics

KW - basalt

KW - combustion

U2 - 10.3389/feart.2020.00233

DO - 10.3389/feart.2020.00233

M3 - Journal article

VL - 8

JO - Frontiers in Earth Science

JF - Frontiers in Earth Science

SN - 2296-6463

M1 - 233

ER -