Systematic retrieval of ejecta velocities and gas fluxes at Etna volcano using L-Band Doppler radar

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1139-1145

  Gouhier, Mathieu ^a,b,c   Donnadieu, Franck ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Doppler radar; Ejecta velocities; Etna volcano; Gas fluxes; Particle sizes

Indexed keywords

DIAMETER; DOPPLER RADAR; EJECTA; PARTICLE SIZE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANO; VOLCANOLOGY;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 80955165974     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-011-0500-1     Document Type: Article

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