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Figure 1: Barrier influence on flow height.
Figure 2: Barrier influence on flow advance rate.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank J. Dietrich and M. Fonstad for equipment, laboratory assistance, and processing of the structure-from-motion 3D reconstructions. J. Harkness and C. Honor helped with analogue experiments at the University of Bristol. Molten basalt experiments were conducted with the aid of R. Wysocki and J. Karson at the Syracuse University Lava Project, along with T. Redmond and X. Li. Funding was provided by the National Science Foundation through grants DGE 0829517 to H.R.D., EAR 0738894 and 1250554 to K.V.C., and EAR 1250431 to E.L. We acknowledge support from the AXA Research Fund to K.V.C. and a Royal Society University Research Fellowship to A.C.R.

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  1. Department of Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, 1272 University of Oregon, Eugene, 97403, Oregon, USA

    Hannah R. Dietterich

  2. School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, UK

    Katharine V. Cashman & Alison C. Rust

  3. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, 10964, New York, USA

    Einat Lev

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Dietterich, H., Cashman, K., Rust, A. et al. Diverting lava flows in the lab. Nature Geosci 8, 494–496 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2470

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