Lahar flow simulations using LAHARZ program: Application for the Popocatépetl volcano, Mexico

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 182, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 13-22

  Munoz Salinas E ^a   Castillo Rodriguez M ^a   Manea, V ^b,d   Manea, M ^b   Palacios, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRO DE FÍSICA APLICADA Y TECNOLOGÍA AVANZADA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

digital elevation model; lahar flow simulations; LAHARZ program; Popocat petl volcano

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EVENTS; CHANNEL PROFILES; DEBRIS AVALANCHES; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; INPUT PARAMETERS; LAHAR FLOW SIMULATIONS; LAHARZ PROGRAM; LEVEL OF DETAILS; LOWER RESOLUTIONS; ME-XICO; RISK AREAS; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES; SIMULATED MODELS; STRATOVOLCANO; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS; TRANS-MEXICAN VOLCANIC BELTS; VOLCANIC ENVIRONMENTS;

DEBRIS; DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; FLOW SIMULATION; LANDSLIDES; MAPS; SURVEYING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TRACKING RADAR; VOLCANOES;

GEOMORPHOLOGY;

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMAGE MECHANICS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FLOW MODELING; LAHAR; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; STRATOVOLCANO; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; POPOCATEPETL; PUEBLA [MEXICO];

EID: 64149128103     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.01.030     Document Type: Article

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