Rise of volcanic plumes to the stratosphere aided by penetrative convection above large lava flows

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 301, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 171-178

  Kaminski, E ^a   Chenet, A L ^a,b   Jaupart, C ^a   Courtillot, V ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

Author keywords

Basaltic eruptions; Continental flood basalts; Global environment; Penetrative convection; Volcanic plumes

Indexed keywords

BASALTIC ERUPTIONS; CONTINENTAL FLOOD BASALT; GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT; PENETRATIVE CONVECTION; VOLCANIC PLUME;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BASALT; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; THERMAL PLUMES;

VOLCANOES;

CLIMATE EFFECT; CONVECTION; EMPLACEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOOD BASALT; LAVA FLOW; PLUME; STRATOSPHERE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 78650273063     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.10.037     Document Type: Article

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