Transport capacity of pyroclastic density currents: Experiments and models of substrate-flow interaction

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Dufek, Josef ^a   Wexler, Jason ^b   Manga, Michael ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IGNIMBRITE; MASS TRANSFER; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUMICE; PYROCLASTIC FLOW;

EID: 72049084726     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB006216     Document Type: Article

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