Development of characteristic volcanic debris avalanche deposit structures: New insight from distinct element simulations

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 192, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 191-200

  Thompson, Nick ^a   Bennett, Matthew R ^a   Petford, Nick ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deposit morphology; Distinct element modelling; Edifice flank instability; Volcanic debris avalanches

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CONICAL SURFACES; DEBRIS AVALANCHES; DEPOSIT MORPHOLOGY; DISTINCT ELEMENTS; FAILURE EVOLUTION; FLANK INSTABILITY; GRABEN STRUCTURES; HOMOGENEOUS MATERIALS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; NUMERICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; TOPDOWN; UPPER SURFACE; VOLCANIC DEBRIS; VOLCANIC EDIFICE;

BUILDINGS; DEBRIS; DEFORMATION; LANDSLIDES; MORPHOLOGY; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACES; VOLCANOES;

DEPOSITS;

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; DEBRIS AVALANCHE; DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD; EMPLACEMENT; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; GRABEN; HORST; NUMERICAL MODEL; SURFACE TENSION; VOLCANIC ROCK; VOLCANO;

EID: 77952885460     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.02.021     Document Type: Article

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