Quantitative hazard assessment of phreatomagmatic eruptions at Vulcano (Aeolian Islands, Southern Italy) as obtained by combining stratigraphy, event statistics and physical modelling

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 201, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 364-384

  Dellino, Pierfrancesco ^a   De Astis, Gianfilippo ^b   La Volpe, Luigi ^a   Mele, Daniela ^a   Sulpizio, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Impact parameters; Phreatomagmatic eruptions; Volcanic hazard; Volcano stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

AEOLIAN ISLANDS; DENSITY CURRENTS; DYNAMIC PRESSURES; ERUPTIVE ACTIVITY; ERUPTIVE SCENARIOS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARD MAP; IMPACT ENERGY; IMPACT-PARAMETER; LA FOSSA CONE; PHREATOMAGMATIC ERUPTION; PHREATOMAGMATIC ERUPTIONS; PHYSICAL MODEL; PHYSICAL MODELLING; PYROCLASTIC DENSITY CURRENTS; RECURRENT EVENTS; SOUTHERN ITALY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TERRITORY PLANNING; VOLCANIC HAZARDS; VOLCANIC HISTORY; VOLUMETRIC CONCENTRATIONS;

BALLISTICS; DEPOSITS; EXPLOSIVES; MODELS; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

HAZARDS;

DISPERSION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MAGMA; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

FOSSA CRATER; ITALY; LIPARI ISLANDS; MESSINA [SICILY]; SICILY; VULCANO;

EID: 79953046887     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.06.009     Document Type: Article

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