Ash storms: Impacts of wind-remobilised volcanic ash on rural communities and agriculture following the 1991 Hudson eruption, southern Patagonia, Chile

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-239

  Wilson, T M ^a   Cole, J W ^a   Stewart, C ^b   Cronin, S J ^c   Johnston, D M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b Massey University ^*  (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Ash storm; Hazard; Recovery; Volcanic ash

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARID REGION; ASH FLOW; NATURAL HAZARD; RURAL AREA; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

PATAGONIA;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79955685820     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-010-0396-1     Document Type: Article

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