Estimation of lahar flow velocity on Popocatépetl volcano (Mexico)

Geomorphology

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 91-99

  Munoz Salinas E ^a   Manea, V C ^b   Palacios, D ^a   Castillo Rodriguez, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Flow velocity; Lahar; Popocat petl volcano; Superelevation technique

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOW VELOCITY; GORGE; LAHAR; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; POPOCATEPETL; PUEBLA [MEXICO];

EID: 34948821159     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.02.011     Document Type: Article

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