Numerical simulations of volcanic jets: Importance of vent overpressure

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Ogden, Darcy E ^a   Wohletz, Kenneth H ^b   Glatzmaier, Gary A ^a   Brodsky, Emily E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; HEAT FLUX; PLUME; SHOCK WAVE; TEPHRA; THERMAL EXPANSION; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 41449087652     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005133     Document Type: Article

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