The ~ 2500 yr B.P. Chicoral non-cohesive debris flow from Cerro Machín Volcano, Colombia

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 171, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 201-214

  Murcia, H F ^a   Hurtado, B O ^b   Cortes G P ^c   Macias J L ^a   Cepeda, H ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Solana Petroleum Exploration Colombia Limited   (Colombia)

^c SERVICIO GEOLÓGICO COLOMBIANO   (Colombia)

^d NONE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cerro Mach n Volcano; Colombia; debris flow; lahar; volcanic hazard

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; VOLCANOES;

EXPLOSIVE ERUPTIONS; LAHAR; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSITS; VOLCANIC HAZARD;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

ASH FLOW; DEBRIS FLOW; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LAHAR; NATURAL HAZARD; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT; VOLCANO;

ANDES; COLOMBIA; MAGDALENA RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 41949086254     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.11.016     Document Type: Article

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