Effect of explosion energy and depth on the nature of explosion cloud a field experimental study

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 33-42

  Ohba, Tsukasa ^a   Taniguchi, Hiromitsu ^a,d   Oshima, Hiromitsu ^b   Yoshida, Mario ^c   Goto, Akio ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Dia Consultants Co   (Japan)

^d Research Group On Volcanic Explosions   (Japan)

Author keywords

Explosion cloud; Field explosion experiments; Scaling law

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; EXPLOSIONS; GEOTHERMAL HEATING;

EXPLOSION ENERGY;

VOLCANOES;

ENERGY DISSIPATION; EXPLOSION; SCALE EFFECT; VOLCANISM;

EID: 0037098296     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(01)00307-9     Document Type: Article

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