A theoretical model of the explosive fragmentation of vesicular magma

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 466, Issue 2115, 2010, Pages 731-752

  Fowler, A C ^a   Scheu, Bettina ^b   Lee, W T ^a   McGuinness, M J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Brittle fragmentation; Explosive volcanism; Magma fragmentation; Silicic magma

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; EXPLOSIONS; NITRATION; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; YIELD STRESS;

BRITTLE FRAGMENTATION; CATASTROPHIC EXPLOSION; CONFINING PRESSURES; EXCESS PORE PRESSURE; EXPLOSIVE FRAGMENTATION; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; HORIZONTAL FRACTURES; INTERNAL FRACTURE; MAGMA FRAGMENTATION; MAGMATIC EXPLOSION; POROUS FLOW; PRIMARY SEQUENCES; ROCK PERMEABILITY; SILICIC MAGMAS; THEORETICAL MODELS; TOPDOWN; VERTICAL COLUMNS;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 75949126427     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2009.0382     Document Type: Article

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