A thermodynamical model for rainfall-triggered volcanic dome collapse

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Matthews, Adrian J ^a   Barclay, Jenni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN; VISCOUS FLOW; VOLCANOES;

PYROCLASTIC FLOWS; VISCOUS LAVA; VOLCANIC DOMES;

GEOPHYSICS;

CALDERA; COLLAPSE; RAINFALL; THERMODYNAMICS; TRIGGER MECHANISM; VOLCANO;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; MONTSERRAT; SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO;

EID: 18244430453     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003gl019310     Document Type: Article

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