Computer simulations of lava flow paths in the town of Goma, Nyiragongo volcano, Democratic Republic of Congo

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Favalli, M ^a   Chirico, G D ^a,b   Papale, P ^a   Pareschi, M T ^a   Coltelli, M ^c   Lucaya, N ^d   Boschi, E ^a  

^a SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e Geologico Ambientali   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^d Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles   (Congo)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; FISSURE; LAVA FLOW; PROBABILITY; SIMULATION; TOPOGRAPHY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANOLOGY;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; NYIRAGONGO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33750511707     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003527     Document Type: Article

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