Numerical simulation of tephra transport and deposition of the 1982 El Chichón eruption and implications for hazard assessment

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 231-232, Issue , 2012, Pages 39-49

  Bonasia, Rosanna ^a   Costa, Antonio ^b,d   Folch, Arnau ^c   Macedonio, Giovanni ^d   Capra, Lucia ^a  

^a CENTRO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER   (Spain)

^d OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

1982 El Chich n eruption; FALL3D; Fallout deposit; Hazard assessment; HAZMAP

Indexed keywords

ERUPTION SCENARIO; FALL3D; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARD MAP; HAZMAP; ME-XICO; PLINIAN ERUPTION; TEPHRA DEPOSITS; TEPHRA FALLOUT; TRANSPORT MODELS;

COASTAL ZONES; DEPOSITS;

FALLOUT;

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; DEPOSITION; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; FALLOUT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MAPPING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLINIAN ERUPTION; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CHIAPAS; EL CHICHON; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

PLINIA;

EID: 84860378640     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2012.04.006     Document Type: Article

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