The role of large bubbles detected from acoustic measurements on the dynamics of Erta 'Ale lava lake (Ethiopia)

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 295, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 37-48

  Bouche, E ^a   Vergniolle, S ^a   Staudacher, T ^a   Nercessian, A ^a   Delmont, J C ^a   Frogneux, M ^b   Cartault, F ^c   Le Pichon, A ^d  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG EOST   (France)

^c Centre hospitalier regional de La Reunion   (France)

^d DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Bubbles; Erta 'Ale; Eruption dynamics; Lava lake; Volcano acoustics

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FOUNTAINS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VOLCANOES; WAKES;

ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENTS; ACOUSTIC PRESSURES; CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO; ERTA 'ALE; HIGH REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMAL MEASUREMENTS; VOLCANIC CONDUIT;

LAKES;

COOLING; DEGASSING; DETECTION METHOD; LAVA FLOW; MAGMA; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANO;

CHILE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; ERTA ALE; ETHIOPIA; NYIRAGONGO; SOUTHERN VOLCANIC ZONE; VILLARRICA;

EID: 77953020881     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.03.020     Document Type: Article

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