Effects of flow volume and grain size on mobility of dry granular flows of angular rock fragments: A functional relationship of scaling parameters

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Cagnoli, B ^a   Romano, G P ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; GRAIN SIZE; GRANULAR MEDIUM; MOBILITY; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; ROCK AVALANCHE; ROCK MECHANICS; SLOPE;

EID: 84857066747     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008926     Document Type: Article

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