Statistical analysis of bubble and crystal size distributions: Application to Colorado Plateau basalts

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 112-126

  Proussevitch, Alexander A ^a   Sahagian, Dork L ^b   Carlson, William D ^c  

^a Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

bubble and crystal size distribution; bubble number density; crystal number density; eruption dynamics; exceedance; magma chamber processes; statistical analysis; vesicular basalts

Indexed keywords

ERUPTION DYNAMICS; LOG NOMAL DISTRIBUTION; VESICULAR BASALT;

CRYSTAL GROWTH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; NUCLEATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

BASALT;

BASALT; BIMODAL ASSOCIATION; BUBBLE; COALESCENCE; MAGMA CHAMBER; NUCLEATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VESICLE; WEIBULL THEORY;

COLORADO PLATEAU; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447521644     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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