In this NSF-funded project, we are using gravity data derived from SWOT to image magmatic systems beneath dozens of submarine volcanoes along the Kermadec-Tonga arc. We aim to understand how and where magma is stored beneath these volcanoes and what the main controls are.

Collaborators: Ana Martinez Garcia (Carnegie Institution), Craig Miller (GNS Science), Marta Ribó (Auckland University of Technology), Shane Cronin (University of Auckland), David Sandwell (Scripps), Yao Yu (Scripps).

Status: ongoing.