Lightning and electrical activity during the 2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano

US Geological Survey Professional Paper

Volumn , Issue 1769, 2010, Pages 579-608

  Thomas, Ronald J ^a   McNutt, Stephen R ^b   Krehbiel, Paul R ^a   Rison, William ^a   Aulich, Grayden ^a   Edens, Harald E ^a   Tytgat, Guy ^a   Clark, Edward ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2006 ERUPTIONS; ELECTRICAL ACTIVITIES; EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION; INTRACLOUD; POSITIVE CHARGES; VENT DISCHARGE; VOLCANIC CONES;

THUNDERSTORMS; VOLCANOES;

LIGHTNING;

EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; LIGHTNING; PLUME; THUNDERSTORM; VENTING; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ALASKA; AUGUSTINE; AUGUSTINE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864231224     PISSN: 10449612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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