Rainfall-triggered lahars at Volcán de Colima, Mexico: Surface hydro-repellency as initiation process

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 189, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 105-117

  Capra, L ^a   Borselli, L ^b   Varley, N ^c   Gavilanes Ruiz, J C ^c   Norini, G ^a,d   Sarocchi, D ^e   Caballero, L ^f   Cortes, A ^c  

^a CENTRO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Mexico)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^f UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

debris flow; hydro repellency; lahars; Mexico; rainfall; Volc n de Colima

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE VOLCANOES; BLOCK-AND-ASH FLOW; COLUMN COLLAPSE; DEBRIS FLOWS; EVERGREEN TREES; FLOW TYPE; HIGH FREQUENCY; HYDROPHOBIC CONDITIONS; INITIATION PROCESS; LAVA FLOWS; LONG DISTANCES; ME-XICO; PEAK INTENSITY; PYROCLASTIC FLOWS; RAIN GAUGES; RAIN-INTENSITY; RAINFALL EVENT; RAINFALL INTENSITY; SANDY SOILS;

DEBRIS; DOMES; GAGES; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RESINS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; VOLCANOES;

RAIN;

ASH FLOW; COLLAPSE; CRATER; DEBRIS FLOW; DOME; LAHAR; LAVA FLOW; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

COLIMA; COLIMA VOLCANO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 72449209822     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.10.014     Document Type: Article

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