Tephra dispersal and eruption dynamics of wet and dry phases of the 1875 eruption of Askja Volcano, Iceland

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 259-278

  Carey, R J ^a   Houghton, B F ^a   Thordarson, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Askja 1875; Eruption dynamics; Phreatoplinian; Plinian; Tephra dispersal

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODEL; PLINIAN ERUPTION; POWER LAW; RHYOLITE; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ASKJA; ICELAND;

PLINIA;

EID: 77952799887     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-009-0317-3     Document Type: Article

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