Pyroclastic flows and surges over water: An example from the 1883 Krakatau eruption

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 493-511

  Carey, S ^a   Sigurdsson, H ^a   Mandeville, C ^a   Bronto, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Explosive eruption; Krakatau; Pyroclastic flows; Pyroclastic surge; Tsunamis; Volcanic hazard

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000623994     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00304435     Document Type: Article

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