Overbank block-and-ash flow deposits and the impact of valley-derived, unconfined flows on populated areas at Merapi volcano, Java, Indonesia

Natural Hazards

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 623-648

  Gertisser, Ralf ^a   Cassidy, Nigel J ^a   Charbonnier, Sylvain J ^a,b   Nuzzo, Luigia ^a   Preece, Katie ^a,c  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Block and ash flow; Ground penetrating radar; Merapi; Overbank facies; Radiocarbon dating; Risk mitigation; Volcanic hazard

Indexed keywords

ASH FLOW; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; RADIOCARBON DATING; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM; VOLCANOLOGY;

EAST JAVA; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDONESIA; JAVA; MERAPI; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 83855165102     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-011-0044-x     Document Type: Article

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