A simple semi-empirical approach to model thickness of ash-deposits for different eruption scenarios

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2241-2257

  Gonzaez Mellado A O ^a   De La Cruz Reyna, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; NATURAL DISASTER; PREDICTION; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SOCIAL IMPACT; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

COLIMA; COLIMA VOLCANO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; POPOCATEPETL; PUEBLA [MEXICO];

EID: 78249246324     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-10-2241-2010     Document Type: Article

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