Tephra fallout hazard assessment for a Plinian eruption scenario at Volcán de Colima (Mexico)

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 203, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 12-22

  Bonasia, R ^a   Capra, L ^a   Costa, A ^b   Macedonio, G ^b   Saucedo, R ^c  

^a CENTRO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Mexico)

^b OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

1913 Colima eruption; Hazard assessment; Hazmap; Plinian eruption; Volcanic tephra fallout

Indexed keywords

1913 COLIMA ERUPTION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZMAP; PLINIAN ERUPTION; VOLCANIC TEPHRA FALLOUT;

FALLOUT; RATING; RISK PERCEPTION; VOLCANOES;

HAZARDS;

FALLOUT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MAP; PLINIAN ERUPTION; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

COLIMA; COLIMA VOLCANO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

PLINIA;

EID: 79957544379     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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