Density, construction, and drag coefficient of electrostatic volcanic ash aggregates

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2003, Pages

  James, M R ^a   Lane, S J ^a   Gilbert, J S ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Density; Drag coefficient; Electrostatic ash aggregate

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; DRAG; FRAGMENTATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PUMICE; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANOLOGY;

EID: 0346268923     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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