Experiments on gas-ash separation processes in volcanic umbrella plumes

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 70, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 169-181

  Holasek, Rick E ^a,c   Woods, Andrew W ^b   Self, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c SETS Technology Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALOGUE EXPERIMENT; UMBRELLA PLUME; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC GAS;

EID: 0029767580     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-0273(95)00054-2     Document Type: Article

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