Basaltic pyroclastic flows of Fuji volcano, Japan: Characteristics of the deposits and their origin

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 622-633

  Yamamoto, T ^a   Takada, A ^a   Ishizuka, Y ^a   Miyaji, N ^b   Tajima, Y ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Land Preservation Engineering Department   (Japan)

Author keywords

14C age; Angle of repose; Basalt; Fuji volcano; Pyroclastic flow; Volcanic hazard; Younger stage of Shin Fuji

Indexed keywords

BASALT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; RADIOCARBON DATING; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ASIA; CHUBU; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; MOUNT FUJI; WORLD;

EID: 23944455640     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-004-0398-y     Document Type: Article

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