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Volcanology
Complex Systems

Background:

Global volcanic eruption durations and repose times exhibit broad, heterogeneous distributions.
Statistical analyses suggest potential power-law behavior in these distributions, hinting at self-organized criticality in volcanic systems.
Previous models successfully reproduced eruption duration distributions but failed to account for inter-event times.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a model that explains both volcanic eruption durations and repose time distributions.
To investigate the role of volcanic plumbing system architecture in eruption dynamics.
To explore whether network models can better represent volcanic system complexity than linear models.

Main Methods:

Adapted a prior magma ascent model.
Implemented the model using tree-like graphs instead of a linear pipe structure.
Simulated magma flow through complex, branching volcanic plumbing systems.

Main Results:

The tree-like graph model successfully reproduced the global distribution of volcanic eruption durations.
The adapted model generated a broad distribution for repose times between eruptions.
The network structure inherently accounts for magma that ascends but does not erupt.

Conclusions:

Volcanic plumbing systems are better represented as complex networks rather than simple linear pipes.
Network modeling is crucial for understanding the full spectrum of volcanic activity, including eruption timing.
The findings support the hypothesis that volcanic systems may self-organize into a critical state.