Lava flow hazard at Nyiragongo volcano, D.R.C. 1. Model calibration and hazard mapping

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 363-374

  Favalli, Massimiliano ^a   Chirico, Giuseppe D ^a   Papale, Paolo ^a   Pareschi, Maria Teresa ^a   Boschi, Enzo ^a  

^a SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lava flow; Numerical simulations; Nyiragongo; Volcanic hazard

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LAVA FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; STOCHASTICITY; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; GISENYI; GOMA; LAKE KIVU; NORD KIVU; NYIRAGONGO; RWANDA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST PROVINCE;

EID: 64249150709     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-008-0233-y     Document Type: Article

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