Dynamics of explosive degassing of magma: Observations of fragmenting two-phase flows

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 5547-5560

  Mader, H M ^a   Phillips, J C ^a   Sparks, R S J ^a   Sturtevant, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE GROWTH; BUBBLE NUCLEATION; DEGASSING; SUPERSATURATED LIQUID; TWO PHASE FLOW; VOLCANISM;

EID: 0029753240     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jb02515     Document Type: Article

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