The flow dynamics of an extremely large volume pyroclastic flow, the 2.08-Ma Cerro Galán Ignimbrite, NW Argentina, and comparison with other flow types

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1583-1609

  Cas, Ray A F ^a   Wright, Heather M N ^a,d   Folkes, Christopher B ^a   Lesti, Chiara ^b   Porreca, Massimiliano ^b,e   Giordano, Guido ^b   Viramonte, Jose G ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cerro Gal n caldera ignimbrite; Crystal rich ignimbrite; Granular flow; Laminar like; Shearing; VEI 8 magnitude eruption

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY LAYER; CALDERA; EMPLACEMENT; FALLOUT; GRANULAR MEDIUM; IGNIMBRITE; LAMINAR FLOW; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNITUDE; PALEOTOPOGRAPHY; PLINIAN ERUPTION; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; SEDIMENTATION RATE; TURBULENCE;

ARGENTINA; CATAMARCA; CERRO GALAN;

PLINIA;

EID: 82555196692     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-011-0564-y     Document Type: Article

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