Transcript El Chichon - buckeyephysicalscience

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Nearest City, Lat. And Long.
 Nearest city is Chapultenango.
 Latitude:17.360°N17°21'36"N
Longitude:93.228°W93°13'40"W
What Plate? What Type?
 It is located on the Cocos plate.
 It is considered a lava dome.
Last Eruption? Type of Eruption?
 April 3 and April 4, 1982.
 This eruption type is called a caldera.
 a cauldron-like volcanic feature usually formed by the
collapse of land following a volcanic eruption
Predictors of Eruption
 Prior to 1982, this relatively unknown volcano was
heavily forested and of no greater height than adjacent
non-volcanic peaks.
Type of Gas/Materials Emitted
 SO2 aerolos, anhydrite-bearing magma
 High-sulfur anhydrite-bearing magma, explosive
eruptions, pyroclastic flows, and surges.
Climate Effects
 The El Chichon volcanic eruption became famous in
1982, it affected the world's climate for the following
years with a cooling effect.
Other Facts
 Killed around 2,000 people.
 1205 meters tall
 Eruptions formed a 1-km-wide, 300-m-deep crater that
contains an acidic crater lake
Pictures
 http://www.agiweb.org/geotimes/nov07/feature_dang
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Chichón
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/en/volcanoes/mexi
co/el_chichon/
http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=
1401-12=
http://www.universetoday.com/guide-tospace/earth/el-chichon-volcano/
http://www.vulkaner.no/v/volcan/latinam/chicone.html
http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/
north_america/mexico/elch1.html