U. S. Participation in Research Drilling in the Active Magma-Hydrothermal System of White Island, New Zealand

这个项目涉及美国科学家在一个由新西兰、日本和美国组成的国际财团中的参与协调，该财团将在怀特岛进行浅层研究钻探，怀特岛是世界上最活跃、但可进入的安山岩火山之一。怀特岛位于新西兰陶波火山带北部延伸的丰盛湾。与其他频繁活跃的火山，如基拉韦厄火山和埃特纳火山不同，它是一个“湿”系统，也就是说，它的行为主要是由浅层岩浆与大气水的相互作用决定的。由于这个系统相对于那些在典型的高起伏火山中发现的系统是高度压缩的，通过在怀特岛钻探到仅几百米的深度，就有可能研究和直接取样安山岩岩浆和地热系统之间的界面。＊＊＊

9316499 Elders This project involves the coordination of the participation of U.S. scientists in an international consortium from New Zealand, Japan and the USA which will carry out shallow research drilling on White Island, which is one of the world's most active, but accessible, andesite volcanoes. White Island is in the Bay of Plenty at the northern extension of the Taupo Volcanic Zone of New Zealand. Unlike other frequently active volcanoes, such as Kilauea and Etna, it is a "wet" system, i.e., its behavior is dominated by the interaction of shallow magma with meteoric water. As this system is highly compressed relative to those found in typical high-relief volcanoes, by drilling to depths of only hundreds of meters on White Island, it will be possible to study and directly sample the interface between an andesite magma and a geothermal system. ***