Gas fluxes from flood basalt eruptions

Self, Stephen; Thordarson, Thorvaldur and Widdowson, Mike (2005). Gas fluxes from flood basalt eruptions. Elements, 1(5) pp. 283–287.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.1.5.283

URL: http://www.elementsmagazine.org/

Abstract

Large igneous provinces record major outpourings of igneous rocks, both on the continents and in ocean basins. Their origin is still vigorously disputed, with models invoking mantle plumes, thermal effects of the lithosphere, and meteorite impacts. The environmental consequences are also hotly debated: some argue that voluminous flood basalt volcanism triggered catastrophic changes to the global climate and mass extinctions, whereas others believe their effects to be much less significant.

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• Item ORO ID
• 5095
• Item Type
• Journal Item
• ISSN
• 1811-5209
• Extra Information
• Special Issue on Large Igneous Provinces and Environmental Change, Eds A.D. Saunders Stephen Self.
• Keywords
• flood basalt volcanism; eruption vlumes; gas release; atmospheric impact
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences
  Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
• Depositing User
• Ashea Tambe