Ash from the Eyjafjallajökull eruption (Iceland): Fragmentation processes and aerodynamic behavior

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Dellino, P ^a   Gudmundsson, M T ^b   Larsen, G ^b   Mele, D ^a   Stevenson, J A ^c   Thordarson, T ^c   Zimanowski, B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; GRAIN SIZE; MAGMATISM; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

EYJAFJALLAJOKULL; ICELAND;

EID: 84855440242     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008726     Document Type: Article

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