Bubble coalescence in basaltic lava: Its impact on the evolution of bubble populations

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 137-157

  Herd, Richard A ^a,b   Pinkerton, Harry ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basaltaic lava; Bubble coalescence; Bubble population; Magma degassing; Morphological properties

Indexed keywords

BASALT; BUBBLE COALESCENCE; DEGASSING;

EID: 0030988676     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(96)00039-X     Document Type: Article

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