Fig. 4: Interpreted topographic evolution of the Santorini caldera during the Minoan eruption. | Nature Communications

Fig. 4: Interpreted topographic evolution of the Santorini caldera during the Minoan eruption.

From: Revised Minoan eruption volume as benchmark for large volcanic eruptions

Fig. 4

a Pre-Minoan topography with shallow marine northern caldera basin (“shallow lagoon”) and pre-Minoan cliffs (dotted red lines)8,28. b Tuff cone formed during the third phase of the Minoan eruption4,7. c Post-Minoan caldera based on mapping of the base of Unit 3 (Fig. 3) with caldera cliffs (“post-Minoan cliffs”) that collapsed after the caldera collapse (marked blue)8. d Present-day topography.

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