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Magma-Carbonate Interaction at Merapi Volcano, Indonesia (2023)
Book Chapter
Deegan, R. M., Troll, V. R., Gertisser, R., & Freda, C. (2023). Magma-Carbonate Interaction at Merapi Volcano, Indonesia. In Merapi Volcano (291-321). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15040-1_10

Merapi volcano, Indonesia, is a highly active arc volcano built upon a crustal succession that includes thick carbonate sequences. Calc-silicate (skarn) xenoliths are frequently found in Merapi’s erupted products and constitute direct evidence for ma... Read More about Magma-Carbonate Interaction at Merapi Volcano, Indonesia.

Merapi: Evolving Knowledge and Future Challenges (2023)
Book Chapter
Nandaka, I. G. M. A., Gertisser, R., Walter, T. R., Troll, V. R., & Ratdomopurbo, A. (2023). Merapi: Evolving Knowledge and Future Challenges. In Merapi Volcano (553-572). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15040-1_18

Despite the significant progress in our understanding of Merapi and its activity, as demonstrated by the contributions in this book, fundamental scientific questions about the volcano have remained unanswered and there are significant challenges that... Read More about Merapi: Evolving Knowledge and Future Challenges.

The Scientific Discovery of Merapi: From Ancient Javanese Sources to the 21st Century (2023)
Book Chapter
Gertisser, R., Troll, V. R., & Nandaka, I. G. M. A. (2023). The Scientific Discovery of Merapi: From Ancient Javanese Sources to the 21st Century. In Merapi Volcano (1-44). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15040-1_1

Merapi is Indonesia’s most active volcano and one of the most iconic volcanoes worldwide. Renowned for its almost continuous eruptive activity and its magnificent summit dome as well as the frequent occurrence of hazardous nuées ardentes (pyroclastic... Read More about The Scientific Discovery of Merapi: From Ancient Javanese Sources to the 21st Century.

A Textural Perspective on the Magmatic System and Eruptive Behaviour of Merapi Volcano (2023)
Book Chapter
Gertisser, R., Preece, K., van der Zwan, F., & Hammer, J. (2023). A Textural Perspective on the Magmatic System and Eruptive Behaviour of Merapi Volcano. In Merapi Volcano (265–289). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15040-1_9

Quantitative textural analysis of crystals, including their number density, shapes, sizes, overall abundance and size distribution can be used to shed light on magmatic processes and the timescales over which they operate. At Merapi, textural analysi... Read More about A Textural Perspective on the Magmatic System and Eruptive Behaviour of Merapi Volcano.

An Overview of the Large-Magnitude (VEI 4) Eruption of Merapi in 2010 (2023)
Book Chapter
Subandriyo, Gertisser, R., Aisyah, N., Humaida, H., Preece, K., Charbonnier, S., Budi-Santoso, A., Handley, H., Sumarti, S., Sayudi, D. S., Nandaka, I. G. M. A., & Wibowo, H. E. (2023). An Overview of the Large-Magnitude (VEI 4) Eruption of Merapi in 2010. In Merapi Volcano (353-407). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15040-1_12

The VEI 4 eruption in 2010 was the worst volcanic disaster at Merapi in 80 years.The unusual size and dynamics of the eruption, the rapid acceleration of events and the large number of evacuees posed significant challenges for the management of the v... Read More about An Overview of the Large-Magnitude (VEI 4) Eruption of Merapi in 2010.

Geological History, Chronology and Magmatic Evolution of Merapi (2023)
Book Chapter
Gertisser, R., del Marmol, M.-A., Newhall, C., Preece, K., Charbonnier, S., Andreastuti, S., Handley, H., & Keller, J. (2023). Geological History, Chronology and Magmatic Evolution of Merapi. In Merapi Volcano (137-193). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15040-1_6

This chapter provides a synthesis of the geological history, chronology and magmatic evolution of Merapi. Stratigraphic field and geochronological data are used to divide Merapi into three main evolutionary stages and associated volcanic edifices (Pr... Read More about Geological History, Chronology and Magmatic Evolution of Merapi.

Gone with the Wind: Dispersal of Ciomadul Tephra (2022)
Book Chapter
Karátson, D., Veres, D., Gertisser, R., Magyari, E. K., Jánosi, C., & Hambach, U. (2022). Gone with the Wind: Dispersal of Ciomadul Tephra. In Ciomadul (Csomád), The Youngest Volcano in the Carpathians Volcanism, Palaeoenvironment, Human Impact. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89140-4

Ciomadul’s last explosive eruptions produced large volumes of pumice and ash, so-called tephra, which had the potential to be dispersed by wind over wide areas and deposited in geological archives (e.g., lakes and ocean floors). Using the chemical fi... Read More about Gone with the Wind: Dispersal of Ciomadul Tephra.

Palaeogeography: Syn- and Post-eruptive Landscape Evolution Around Ciomadul (2022)
Book Chapter
Veres, D., Karátson, D., Wulf, S., Hambach, U., Novothny, Á., Gertisser, R., & Frank Lehmkuhl, E. K. &. (2022). Palaeogeography: Syn- and Post-eruptive Landscape Evolution Around Ciomadul. In Ciomadul (Csomád), The Youngest Volcano in the Carpathians Volcanism, Palaeoenvironment, Human Impact. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89140-4_6

Ciomadul’s landscape represents an amalgamation of volcanic edifices that build up a lava dome complex. Spanning almost 1 million years of volcanic and geotectonic evolution, Ciomadul periodically released large amounts of volcaniclastic material tha... Read More about Palaeogeography: Syn- and Post-eruptive Landscape Evolution Around Ciomadul.

Evolution of the Ciomadul Volcanic Field—Lava Domes and Explosive Eruptions (2022)
Book Chapter
Karátson, D., Veres, D., Lahitte, P., Gertisser, R., Telbisz, T., Wulf, S., Dibacto, S., Kiss, B., Magyari, E. K., & Csaba Jánosi, Á. N. &. (2022). Evolution of the Ciomadul Volcanic Field—Lava Domes and Explosive Eruptions. In Ciomadul (Csomád), The Youngest Volcano in the Carpathians Volcanism, Palaeoenvironment, Human Impact. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89140-4_3

Ciomadul (Csomád) is the youngest volcano in the Carpathians and the Carpatho-Pannonian Region whose latest eruptions may have been witnessed by Palaeolithic people. It is the only volcano in the region where, although with little probability, future... Read More about Evolution of the Ciomadul Volcanic Field—Lava Domes and Explosive Eruptions.