Thermal erosion by laminar lava flows

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B11, 2001, Pages 26453-26465

  Kerr, Ross C ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT FLOW; HEAT SOURCE; LAMINAR FLOW; LAVA FLOW;

EID: 0035199636     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jb000227     Document Type: Article

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