Quantitative discrimination of magma fragmentation and pyroclastic transport processes using the fractal spectrum technique

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 234-246

  Maria, Anton ^a   Carey, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

fractal analysis; magma fragmentation; morphology; pyroclastic flow; volcanic particles

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTALS; GEOMETRY; MOLTEN MATERIALS; MORPHOLOGY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; FRACTAL DIMENSIONS; MAGMA FRAGMENTATION; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; VOLCANIC PARTICLES;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; FRAGMENTATION; MAGMA; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPORT PROCESS; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 33846882146     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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