Most volcanism on Earth takes place under water, yet little is known about submarine eruptions. Monitoring of two volcanic seamounts beneath the Pacific Ocean reveals the pulsed nature of their eruption cycles.
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Mitchell, N. Hot, cracking rocks deep down. Nature Geosci 5, 444–445 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1505
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