Abstract
SUMMARY This study estimated the gravity change expected on the sea surface due to magma accumulation beneath submarine volcanoes. For calculation, a semi-analytical model describing the deformation of an infinite elastic cone was considered, in which a point spherical source was embedded on the axis. The expected gravity change exceeds 0.2 mGal in certain scenarios when $\delta V = 10^8\, \mathrm{m^3}$ of source volume change occurs 2 km below the summit, and the summit is shallower than 300 m below the sea surface. The steeper the slope of a submarine volcano, the greater the expected gravity change. 0.2 mGal of gravity variation can be detected with recent marine gravimeters such as cold atom interferometers. The computation method for the gravity change based on the integral transform (Mellin type) is elaborated in this paper.
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