Lava flow shapes and dimensions as reflections of magma system conditions

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 31-50

  Stasiuk, Mark V ^a,b   Jaupart, Claude ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conduit; Dome; Eruption rate; Lava; Magma chamber; Overpressure; Spine

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; LAVA FLOW; MAGMA CHAMBER; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0030733930     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(97)00002-4     Document Type: Article

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