Height of the turbulent gas flow and transport distance of glassy spherules on the example of the Kaali impact, Estonia

Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Geology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 145-152

  Raukas, Anto ^a   Laigna, Kustav Olimar ^b  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

^b OÜ Teadusloome ^*  (Estonia)

Author keywords

Crater age; Emitted gas flow; Kaali impact; Spherule transportation

Indexed keywords

EJECTA; GAS FLOW; IMPACT STRUCTURE; SPHERULE;

BALTIC STATES; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 26444448523     PISSN: 14060132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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