Lava flow hazard and risk at Mt. Cameroon volcano

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 423-439

  Favalli, Massimiliano ^a   Tarquini, Simone ^a   Papale, Paolo ^a   Fornaciai, Alessandro ^a   Boschi, Enzo ^a  

^a SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lava flow hazard; Lava flow risk; Lava flow simulation; Mt. Cameroon

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; LAVA FLOW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VOLCANOLOGY;

BUEA; CAMEROON; MOUNT CAMEROON; SUD OUEST PROVINCE;

EID: 84857447438     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-011-0540-6     Document Type: Article

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