Estimates of eruption velocity and plume height from infrasonic recordings of the 2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano, Alaska

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 189, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 12-18

  Caplan Auerbach, Jacqueline ^a   Bellesiles, Anna ^a   Fernandes, Jennifer K ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

acoustic; eruption; infrasound; plume

Indexed keywords

ASH PLUMES; BUOYANT THERMALS; DIPOLE SOURCES; ERUPTION; ERUPTION DURATION; ERUPTION PLUMES; INFRASONIC SIGNALS; INFRASOUND; MAXIMUM PRESSURE; PLUME RISE; WAVE FORMS;

ACOUSTICS; EXPLOSIVES; VOLCANOES;

SENSOR NETWORKS;

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; HEIGHT; PLUME; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

ALASKA; AUGUSTINE; AUGUSTINE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72449203602     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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