Quantitative assessment of volcanic ash hazards for health and infrastructure at Mt. Etna (Italy) by numerical simulation

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 192, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 85-96

  Barsotti, S ^a   Andronico, D ^b   Neri, A ^a   Del Carlo, P ^a   Baxter, P J ^c   Aspinall, W P ^d,e   Hincks, T ^d  

^a SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e ASPINALL AND ASSOCIATES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hazard assessment; Mt. Etna; Numerical simulation; VOL CALPUFF; Volcanic ash; VP10 exposure

Indexed keywords

CALPUFF; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MT. ETNA; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; VOLCANIC ASH;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ODOR CONTROL; ROADS AND STREETS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VOLCANOES;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEPOSITION; ESTIMATION METHOD; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; INFRASTRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROAD TRANSPORT; SAFETY; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANOLOGY;

CATANIA [CATANIA (PRV)]; CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 77950923490     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.02.011     Document Type: Article

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