Thermal erosion of felsic ground by the laminar flow of a basaltic lava, with application to the Cave Basalt, Mount St. Helens, Washington

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Kerr, Ross C ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; EROSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FELSIC ROCK; LAMINAR FLOW; LAVA FLOW; LAVA TUBE; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

ARKANSAS; CASCADE RANGE; LITTLE RED RIVER; MOUNT SAINT HELENS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 72049087963     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB006430     Document Type: Article

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