Volcanic tremor during eruptions: Temporal characteristics, scaling and constraints on conduit size and processes

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-18

  McNutt, Stephen R ^a   Nishimura, Takeshi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

conduit radius; eruptions; explosions; scaling; volcanic tremor

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; EXPLOSIONS; VENTS;

ABSOLUTE PRESSURES; CONDUIT RADIUS; ERUPTION TREMORS; ERUPTIONS; EXPONENTIAL DECAYS; EXPONENTIAL INCREASES; PEAK DISCHARGES; PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS; SCALING; SQUARE ROOTS; TEMPORAL CHARACTERISTICS; TIME HISTORIES; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES; VOLCANIC EJECTA; VOLCANIC TREMOR; VOLCANIC TREMORS;

VOLCANOES;

ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; MICROTREMOR; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANO;

PLINIA;

EID: 55749106077     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.03.010     Document Type: Article

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