Breadcrust bombs as indicators of Vulcanian eruption dynamics at Guagua Pichincha volcano, Ecuador

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-300

  Wright, Heather M N ^a   Cashman, Katharine V ^a   Rosi, Mauro ^b   Cioni, Raffaello ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breadcrust bomb; Degassing; Permeability; Vulcanian; Water content

Indexed keywords

DEGASSING; EJECTA; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; NUCLEATION; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE DROP; SOURCE ROCK; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; WATER CONTENT;

ECUADOR; PICHINCHA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33751230178     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-006-0073-6     Document Type: Article

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