The Taurewa Eruptive Episode: Evidence for climactic eruptions at Ruapehu volcano, New Zealand

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 223-240

  Donoghue, S L ^a   Palmer, A S ^b   McClelland, E ^c   Hobson, K ^c   Stewart, R B ^b   Neall, V E ^b   Lecointre, J ^b   Price, R ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Pyroclastic flow; Remanent magnetism; Ruapehu volcano; Taurewa eruptive episode; Taurewa Formation; Tephra; Volcanic hazard

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0033374892     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004450050273     Document Type: Article

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