Fallout and distribution of volcanic ash over Argentina following the May 2008 explosive eruption of Chaitén, Chile

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Watt, Sebastian F L ^a   Pyle, David M ^a   Mather, Tamsin A ^a   Martin, Robert S ^b   Matthews, Naomi E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FALLOUT; GRAIN SIZE; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; RHYOLITE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CHAITEN; CHILE; LOS LAGOS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 67649563762     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB006219     Document Type: Article

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