Quantifying volcanic ash fall hazard to electricity infrastructure

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1055-1062

  Bebbington, Mark ^a   Cronin, Shane J ^a   Chapman, Ian ^a,b   Turner, Michael B ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Powerco   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

ash fall; electricity transmission; forecast; hazard; infrastructure; New Zealand; probabilistic; Taranaki

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRICITY; FORECASTING; GAS CONDENSATES; HAZARDS; LANDFORMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY FACTOR; SEDIMENTATION; VOLCANOES;

ASH FALL; ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION; INFRASTRUCTURE; NEW ZEALAND; PROBABILISTIC; TARANAKI;

ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING;

ASH FLOW; FALLOUT; FORECASTING METHOD; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; RADIOCARBON DATING; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; WEIBULL THEORY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TARANAKI;

EID: 55549104010     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.07.023     Document Type: Article

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