Influence of convective sedimentation on the formation of widespread tephra fall layers in the deep sea

Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 839-842

  Carey, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; FALLOUT; GRAVITATION; GRAVITY WAVES; OCEAN CURRENTS; PHASE INTERFACES; VOLCANOES;

AIR WATER INTERFACES; CONVECTIVE INSTABILITIES; DEEP SEA SEDIMENT; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICLE SETTLING; SURFACE BOUNDARY-LAYER; GRAVITY CURRENTS; SETTLING BEHAVIOR; SETTLING VELOCITY; WATER COLUMNS; WIDESPREAD TEPHRA;

RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION; PHASE INTERFACES;

DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; ASH LAYERS; CONVECTION; DEEP SEA SEDIMENT; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENTS; PARTICLE SETTLING;

CASCADE RANGE; CENTRAL LUZON; LUZON; MOUNT PINATUBO; MOUNT SAINT HELENS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHILIPPINES; SOUTH CHINA SEA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; ZAMBALES;

EID: 0031440165     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1997)025<0839:IOCSOT>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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