Runout of the Socompa volcanic debris avalanche, Chile: A mechanical explanation for low basal shear resistance

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 933-944

  Davies, Tim ^a   McSaveney, Mauri ^b   Kelfoun, Karim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Debris avalanche reflection; Deposit morphology; Dynamic fragmentation; Retarding stress; Runout simulation; Socompa deposit; Volcanic debris avalanche

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; DEBRIS AVALANCHE; DEBRIS FLOW; EMPLACEMENT; FRAGMENTATION; LITHOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; STRATIGRAPHY; TOPOGRAPHY;

CHILE; SOCOMPA VOLCANO;

EID: 77957344549     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-010-0372-9     Document Type: Article

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