Mechanical erosion by flowing lava

Contemporary Physics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-54

  Siewert, Jens ^a   Ferlito, Carmelo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abrasion and wear; Erosion by flowing lava; Lava channel formation; Mechanical erosion

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849153501     PISSN: 00107514     EISSN: 13665812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00107510802077388     Document Type: Article

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