Estimating volcanic plume heights from depositional clast size

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Burden, R E ^a   Phillips, J C ^a   Hincks, T K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAST; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLUME; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; WIND PROFILE;

PINATUBO; PLINIA;

EID: 81855165993     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008548     Document Type: Article

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