Influence of decompression rate on fragmentation processes: An experimental study

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 193, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 182-188

  Kremers, S ^a   Scheu, B ^a   Cordonnier, B ^a   Spieler, O ^a   Dingwell, D B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decompression rate; Energy density; Fragmentation; Stress distribution; Threshold; Volcanology

Indexed keywords

DECOMPRESSION RATE; EARLY WARNING; ENERGY DENSITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FIRST-PRINCIPLES; FRAGMENTATION MECHANISM; FRAGMENTATION PROCESS; NUMERICAL MODELS; STRESS DISTRIBUTION; SURROUNDING ROCK; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS; VOLCANIC PROCESS;

PHASE TRANSITIONS; VOLCANOES;

STRESS CONCENTRATION;

EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRAGMENTATION; MAGMA; NUMERICAL MODEL; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANOLOGY;

EID: 77953618587     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.01.015     Document Type: Article

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