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Construction And Destruction Of Mont Pelée Volcano: Volumes And Rates Constrained From A Geomorphological Model Of Evolution, Aurélie Germa, Pierre Lahitte, Xavier Quidelleur

School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications

This study presents long‐term volumes and construction rates for the Mont Conil‐Mont Pelée volcano and rate estimates at which volcanic activity creates relief. An algorithm, ShapeVolc, is used to numerically model topographic surfaces. Volcano morphology is analyzed using current digital elevation model in combination with mapped geology to produce 10 paleotopographies at the end of four constructional stages and three destructional events. Volumes of each constructional stage were estimated at about 35.2 km³, 26.2 km³, 8.3 km³, and 2.5 km³ for a total cumulative erupted volume of 72.2 km³. We estimate …