Causes and consequences of bimodal grain-size distribution of tephra fall deposited during the August 2006 Tungurahua eruption (Ecuador)

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 187-205

  Eychenne, Julia ^a,b   Le Pennec, Jean Luc ^a,b   Troncoso, Liliana ^c   Gouhier, Mathieu ^a,b   Nedelec, Jean Marie ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^c ESCUELA POLITÉCNICA NACIONAL   (Ecuador)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Bimodal grain size; Eruption type; Tephra fall; Tungurahua volcano; Volcanic Explosivity Index

Indexed keywords

DECONVOLUTION; EMPLACEMENT; GRAIN SIZE; LAVA FLOW; PLUME; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ECUADOR; TUNGURAHUA; TUNGURAHUA VOLCANO;

EID: 84855482272     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-011-0517-5     Document Type: Article

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