Santorini

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Santorini caldera field guide: Drymoni & Nomikou

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Anadón P, Canet C, Friedrich W (2013) Aragonite stromatolitic buildups from Santorini (Aegean Sea, Greece): geochemical and palaeontological constraints of the caldera palaeoenvironment prior to the Minoan eruption (ca 3600 yr bp). Sedimentology 60:1128–1155.

Bell K. L. C., Carey S., Nomikou P., Sigurdsson H., Sakellariou D. (2013): Submarine evidence of a debris avalanche deposit on the eastern slope of Santorini Volcano, Greece Tectonophysics, 597-8, 147-160.

Bond A, Sparks RSJ (1976) The Minoan eruption of Santorini, Greece. J Geol Soc Lond 132:1–16

Bohnhoff, M., J. Makris, D. Papanikolaou, and G. Stavrakakis (2001), Crustal investigation of the Hellenic subduction zone using wide aperture seismic data, Tectonophysics, 343(3), 239–262.

Bohnhoff, M., M. Rische, T. Meier, B. Endrun, D. Becker, H.-P. Harjes, and G. Stavrakakis (2004), CYC-NET: a temporary seismic network on the Cyclades (Aegean Sea, Greece), Seismological Research Letters, 75(3), 352–359.

Bohnhoff, M., M. Rische, T. Meier, D. Becker, G. Stavrakakis, and H.-P. Harjes (2006), Microseismic activity in the Hellenic Volcanic Arc, Greece, with emphasis on the seismotectonic setting of the Santorini–Amorgos zone, Tectonophysics, 423(1-4), 17–33, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2006.03.024.

Bruins HJ,MacGillivray JA, Synolakis CE, Benjamini C, Keller J, Kisch HJ, van der Plicht J (2008) Geoarchaeological tsunami deposits at Palaikastro (Crete) and the Late Minoan IA eruption of Santorini. J Archaeol Sci 35:191–212

Cadoux A, Scaillet B, Deloule E, Druitt T (2012). Storage Conditions of the Silicic Magmas Preceding Major Plinian Eruptions of Santorini Volcano. Mineral Mag 76(6):1536

Cadoux, A., B. Scaillet, T. H. Druitt, and E. Deloule (2014), Magma Storage Conditions of Large Plinian Eruptions of Santorini Volcano (Greece), Journal of Petrology, 55(6), 1129–1171, doi:10.1093/petrology/egu021.Cantner K., Carey S., Nomikou, P. (2014): Integrated volcanologic and petrologic analysis of the 1650AD eruption of Kolumbo submarine volcano, Greece. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Vol. 269, 28-43.

Carey S., Nomikou P., Croff Bell K., Lilley M., Lupton J., Roman C., Stathopoulou E., Bejelou K., Ballard R. (2013): CO₂ Degassing from Hydrothermal Vents at Kolumbo Submarine Volcano, Greece and the Accumulation of Acidic Crater Water. Geology. September 2013, Volume 41, Number 9, 1035-1038.

Dimitriadis, I., E. Karagianni, D. Panagiotopoulos, C. Papazachos, P. Hatzidimitriou, M. Bohnhoff, M. Rische, and T. Meier (2009), Seismicity and active tectonics at Colombo Reef (Aegean Sea, Greece): Monitoring an active volcano at Santorini Volcanic Center using a temporary seismic network, Tectonophysics, 465, 136–149.

Dimitriadis, I., C. Papazachos, D. Panagiotopoulos, P. Hatzidimitriou, M. Bohnhoff, M. Rische, and T. Meier (2010). P and S velocity structures of the Santorini–Coloumbo volcanic system (Aegean Sea, Greece) obtained by non-linear inversion of travel times and its tectonic implications. Journ. Volcan. Geoth. Res., 195(1), 13–30. Elsevier B.V. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.05.013.

Druitt, T. H. (2014), New insights into the initiation and venting of the Bronze-Age eruption of Santorini (Greece), from component analysis, Bull. Volcanol., 76:794, 1–21.

Druitt TH, Costa F, Deloule E, Dungan M, Scaillet B (2012) Decadal to monthly timescales of magma transfer and reservoir growth at a caldera volcano. Nature 482:77–80

Druitt, T. H., and V. Francaviglia (1990), An ancient caldera cliff line at Phira, and its significance for the topography and geology of pre-Minoan Santorini, in Thera and the Aegean World III, vol. 2, edited by D. Hardy, pp. 362–376, Thera Found., London, U. K.

Druitt, Timothy H.; L. Edwards, R.M. Mellors, D.M. Pyle, R. 208 S. J. Sparks, M. Lanphere, and M. Davies, B. Barriero (1999). Santorini Volcano. Geological Society Memoir. 19. London: Geological Society.

PDruitt, T. H., and V. Francaviglia (1992), Caldera formation on Santorini and the physiography of the islands in the Bronze Age. Bull. Volcanol., 54, 484–493.

Druitt, T. H., R. A. Mellors, D. M. Pyle, and R. S. J. Sparks (1989), Explosive volcanism on Santorini, Greece, Geol. Mag., 126, 95–126.

Druitt TH, Sparks RSJ (1982) A proximal ignimbrite breccia facies on Santorini, Greece. J Volcanol Geotherm Res 13:147–171

Endrun, B., T. Meier, S. Lebedev, M. Bohnhoff, G. Stavrakakis, and H.-P. Harjes (2008), Svelocity structure and radial anisotropy in the Aegean region from surface wave dispersion, Geophys. J. Int., 174(2), 593–616, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03802.x.

Fabbro, G., T. H. Druitt, and S. Scaillet (2013), Evolution of the crustal magma plumbing system during the build-up to the 22-ka caldera forming eruption of Santorini (Greece), Bull. Volcanol., 75, 1–21.

Feuillet N (2013) The 2011–2012 unrest at Santorini rift: stress interaction between active faulting and volcanism. Geophys Res Lett 40:3532–3537

Friederich, W., and T. Meier (2008), Temporary seismic broadband network acquired data on Hellenic subduction zone, EOS, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 89(40), 378–378.Friedrich, W. L., B. Kromer, M. Friedrich, J. Heinemeier, T. Pfeiffer, S. Talamo (2006), Santorini eruption radiocarbon dated to 1627-1600 B.C., Science, 312, 548–548.

Fytikas M, Kolios N, Vougioukalakis G (1990) Post-Minoan volcanic activity of the Santorini volcano. Volcanic hazard and risk, forecasting possibilities. In: Hardy DA (ed) Thera and the AegeanWorld III, vol 2. Thera Foundation, London, pp 183–198

Heiken, G., and F. McCoy (1984), Caldera development during the Minoan Eruption, Thira, Cyclades, Greece, J. Geophys. Res., 89, 8441–8462.

Heiken G, McCoy F (1990) Precursory activity to the Minoan eruption, Thera, Greece. In: Hardy DA (ed.) Thera and the AegeanWorld III, vol 2. Thera Foundation, London, pp 13–18

Hubscher C., Ruhnau M., Nomikou P. (2015): Volcano-tectonic evolution of the polygenetic Kolumbo submarine volcano/Santorini (Aegean Sea). Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 291, 101–111.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377027315000025

Johnston, E. N., R. S. J. Sparks, J. C. Phillips, and S. Carey (2014), Revised estimates for the volume of the Late Bronze Age Minoan eruption, Santorini, Greece, J. Geol. Soc. London, 171, 583–590, doi:10.1144/jgs2013-113.

Johnston, E., Sparks, R.S.J., Nomikou, P., Livanos, I., Carey, S., Phillips, J.C. and Sigurdsson, H (2015): Stratigraphic Relations of Santorini’s Intracaldera Fill and Implications for the Rate of Post-Caldera Volcanism. Journal of Geological Society of London. doi 10.1144/jgs2013-114. 30.  Karagianni, E. E., and C. B. Papazachos (2007), Shear velocity structure in the Aegean region obtained by joint inversion of Rayleigh and Love waves, Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 291(1), 159–181, doi:10.1144/SP291.8.

Kilias, S. P. et al. (2013), New insights into hydrothermal vent processes in the unique shallow-submarine arc-volcano, Kolumbo (Santorini), Greece, Sci. Rep., 3, doi:10.1038/srep02421.Konstantinou, K. I. (2010), Journal of Geodynamics, Journal of Geodynamics, 50(5), 400–409, doi:10.1016/j.jog.2010.05.002.

Konstantinou, K. I., C. P. Evangelidis, W. T. Liang, N. S. Melis, and I. Kalogeras (2013), Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 267(C), 57–67, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2013.10.001.

Lagios E. V., F. Sakkas, F. Novali, A. Bellotti, K. Ferretti, K. Vlachou, and V. Dietrich (2013), SqueeSAR and GPS ground deformation monitoring of Santorini Volcano (1992–2012): Tectonic implications, Tectonophysics, 594, 38–59, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2013.03.012.

This is a famous paper in archeology Marinatos, S. (1939), The volcanic destruction of Crete, Antiquity, 13, 425–439.

McClelland E, Thomas R (1990) A palaeomagnetic study of Minoan age tephra from Thera. In: Hardy DA (ed) Thera and the AegeannWorld III, vol 2. Thera Foundation, London, pp 129–138

Meier, T., K. Dietrich, B. Stöckhert, and H. P. Harjes (2004), One-dimensional models of shear wave velocity for the eastern Mediterranean obtained from the inversion of Rayleigh wave phase velocities and tectonic implications, Geophys. J. Int., 156(1), 45–58, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02121.x.

Newman, A. V., et al. (2012), Recent geodetic unrest at Santorini Caldera, Greece, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L06309, doi:10.1029/ 2012GL051286.

Nomikou P., Carey S., Papanikolaou D., Croff Bell K., Sakellariou D., Alexandri M., Bejelou K. 2012: Submarine Volcanoes of the Kolumbo volcanic zone NE of Santorini Caldera, Greece. Global and Planetary Change 90-91 (2012) 135-151. doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2012.01.001.

Nomikou P., Carey S., Croff Bell K., Papanikolaou D., Bejelou K., Cantner K., Sakellariou D., Perros I. (2012): Tsunami Hazard Risk of a future volcanic eruption of Kolumbo submarine volcano, NE of Santorini Caldera, Greece: Natural Hazards. 72(3), 1375-1390. DOI 10.1007/s11069-012-0405-0.

Nomikou P., Papanikolaou D., Alexandri M., Sakellariou D., Rousakis G. (2013): Submarine volcanoes along the Aegean Volcanic Arc. Tectonophysics 507-508, 123-146.

Nomikou, P., Carey, S., Croff Bell, K., Papanikolaou, D., Bejelou, K., Alexandri, M., Cantner K., Martin J.f. (2013): Morphological Slope Analysis in the Kolumbo Submarine Volcanic Zone NE of Santorini Island. Zeitschrift fόr Geomorphologie, Vol. 57 (2013), Suppl. 3, 037-047.

Nomikou, P., Parks M., Papanikolaou D., Pyle D., Mather T., Carey S., Watts A., Paulatto M., Kalnins M., Livanos I., Bejelou K., Simou E., Perros I. (2014): The emergence and growth of a submarine volcano: The Kameni islands, Santorini (Greece). GeoResJ., Vol.1, 8-18.

Novikova, T., G. A. Papadopoulos, and F. W. McCoy (2011), Modelling of tsunami generated by the giant Late Bronze Age eruption of Thera, South Aegean Sea, Greece. Geophys. J. Int., 186, 665–680.

Papageorgiou, E., A. Tzanis, P. Sotiropoulos, and E. Lagios (2010), DGPS and magnetotelluric constraints on the contemporary tectonics of the Santorini volcanic complex, Greece, in Bull. Geol. Soc. Greece, Proceedings of the 12th International Congress, Patras, pp. 1–12, Bull. Geol. Soc., Greece.

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Papanikolaou, D., (2013), Tectonostratigraphic models of the Alpine terranes and subduction history of the Hellenides Original Research Article, Tectonophysics, 595–596, 1–24.

Parks, S. Caliro, G. Chiodini, D. M. Pyle, T.A. Mather, K. Berlo, M. Edmonds, J. Biggs, P. Nomikou, C. Raptakis. (2013): Distinguishing contributions to diffuse CO₂ emissions in volcanic areas from magmatic degassing and thermal decarbonation using soil gas ²²²Rn-δ¹³C systematic: application to Santorini volcano, Greece. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 377-378 (2013) 180-190.

Parks M., Biggs J., England P., Mather T., Nomikou P., Palamartchouk K., Papanikolaou X., Paradissis D., Parsons B., Pyle D., Raptakis C., Zacharis V. (2012): Evolution of Santorini Volcano dominated by episodic and rapid fluxes of melt from depth. Nature Geoscience. DOI: 10.1038/NGEO1562.

Parks M., Moore J., Papanikolaou X., Biggs J., Mather T., Pyle D.,Raptakis C., Paradissis D., Hooper A., Parsons, Nomikou, P. (2015): From quiescence to unrest-20 years of satellite geodetic measurements at Santorini volcano, Greece. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 120, doi:10.1002/2014JB011540.

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Pyle, D. M., and J. R. Elliott (2006), Quantitative morphology, recent evolution, and future activity of the Kameni Islands volcano, Santorini, Greece, Geosphere, 2, 253–268, doi:10.1130/GES00028.1.

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Sakellariou, D., G. Rousakis, P. Nomikou, K. C. Bell, S. Carey, and H. Sigurdsson (2012), Tsunami triggering mechanisms associated with the 17th cent. BC Minoan eruption of Thera Volcano, Greece, Proceedings of the Twenty-second International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference.

Sakellariou, D., H. Sigurdsson, M. Alexandri, S. Carey, G. Rousakis, P. Nomikou, P. Georgiou, and D. Ballas (2010), Active tectonics in the Hellenic volcanic arc: The Kolumbo submarine volcanic zone, Bull. Geol. Soc. Greece, 43(2), 1056–1063.

Saltogianni, V., S. C. Stiros, A. V. Newman, K. Flanagan, and F. Moschas (2014), Time-space modeling of the dynamics of Santorini volcano (Greece) during the 2011-2012 unrest, J Geophys Res-Sol Ea, 119(11), 8517–8537, doi:10.1002/2014JB011409

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B. Watts, P. Nomikou, J. D. P. Moore, M. M. Parks, M. Alexandri (2015): Historical bathymetric charts and the evolution of Santorini submarine volcano, Greece. G-Cubed DOI: 10.1002/2014GC005679.

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