Heat Flow and Near‐Seafloor Magnetic Anomalies Highlight Hydrothermal Circulation at Brothers Volcano Caldera, Southern Kermadec Arc, New Zealand

Key Points First systematic, integrated heat flow and magnetic study of a submarine arc volcano highlights multiscale convection cells Deep circulation structurally controlled, with recharge through the caldera floor and discharge at the caldera walls and postcollapse cones Shallow circulation is ch...

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Veröffentlicht in:Geophysical research letters 2019-07, Vol.46 (14), p.8252-8260
Hauptverfasser: Caratori Tontini, F., Tivey, M. A., Ronde, C. E. J., Humphris, S. E.
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Zusammenfassung:Key Points First systematic, integrated heat flow and magnetic study of a submarine arc volcano highlights multiscale convection cells Deep circulation structurally controlled, with recharge through the caldera floor and discharge at the caldera walls and postcollapse cones Shallow circulation is characterized by recharge zones in close proximity to the sites of present‐day diffuse and focused discharge Brothers volcano is the most hydrothermally active volcano along the Kermadec arc, with distinct hydrothermal fields located on the caldera walls and on the postcollapse volcanic cones. These sites display very different styles of hydrothermal activity in terms of temperature, gas content, fluid chemistry, and associated mineralization. Here we show the results of a systematic heat flow survey integrated with near‐seafloor magnetic data acquired using remotely operated vehicles and autonomous underwater vehicles. Large‐scale circulation is structurally controlled, with a deep (~1‐ to 2‐km depth) central recharge through the caldera floor and lateral discharge along the caldera walls and at the summits of the postcollapse cones. Shallow (~ 0.1‐0.2 km depth) circulation is characterized by small‐scale recharge zones located at a distance of ~ 0.1–0.2 km from the active vent sites.
ISSN:0094-8276
1944-8007
DOI:10.1029/2019GL083517