Eruptive conditions and depositional processes of Narbona Pass Maar volcano, Navajo volcanic field, Navajo Nation, New Mexico (USA)

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-77

  Brand, Brittany D ^a   Clarke, Amanda B ^a   Semken, Steven ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Base surge; Maar; Minette; Narbona Pass; Navajo volcanic field; Phreatomagmatic; Pyroclastic

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; MAAR; MINETTE; PHREATOMAGMATISM; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57849128515     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-008-0209-y     Document Type: Article

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