Submarine pyroclastic deposits formed at the Soufrière Hills volcano, Montserrat (1995-2003): What happens when pyroclastic flows enter the ocean?

Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 549-552

  Trofimovs, J ^a   Amy, L ^a   Boudon, G ^b   Deplus, C ^b   Doyle, E ^a   Fournier, N ^c   Hart, M B ^d   Komorowski, J C ^b   Le Friant, A ^b   Lock, E J ^d   Pudsey, C ^e   Ryan, G ^f   Sparks, R S J ^a   Talling, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^e BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^f BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dome collapse; Montserrat; Soufri re Hills volcano; Submarine pyroclastic flow

Indexed keywords

DOME COLLAPSE; OVERLYING WATER COLUMN; PYROCLASTIC FLOWS; TURBIDITES;

FLOW OF WATER; OCEAN CURRENTS; SLURRIES; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

LAVA DOME; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; SUBMARINE VOLCANO;

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

EID: 33745921249     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G22424.1     Document Type: Article

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