Quantitative textural analysis of Vulcanian pyroclasts (Montserrat) using multi-scale X-ray computed microtomography: Comparison with results from 2D image analysis

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1295-1309

  Giachetti, Thomas ^a,b,c,e   Burgisser, A ^d   Arbaret, L ^d   Druitt, T H ^a,b,c   Kelfoun, K ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^e Laboratoire de geographie physique et environnementale Clermont Ferrand   (France)

Author keywords

Coalescence; Montserrat; Soufri re Hills Volcano; Vesicle number density; Vesicle size distribution; Vulcanian explosions; X ray computed microtomography

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; POROSITY; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TEXTURE; TOMOGRAPHY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VESICLE; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; MONTSERRAT; SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO;

EID: 80955151654     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-011-0472-1     Document Type: Article

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