Depositional processes and gas pore pressure in pyroclastic flows: An experimental perspective

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1807-1820

  Roche, Olivier ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Dam break; Density current; Deposition; Experiments; Pore pressure; Pyroclastic flow

Indexed keywords

DAM; DENSITY CURRENT; DEPOSITION; EMPLACEMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PERMEABILITY; PORE PRESSURE; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; SEDIMENTATION;

EID: 84866509317     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-012-0639-4     Document Type: Article

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