Evolution of crust- and core-dominated lava flows using scaling analysis

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-15

  Castruccio, Angelo ^a,b   Rust, A C ^a   Sparks, R S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Effusion rate; Lava crust; Lava flows; Scaling analysis; Yield strength

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; LAVA FLOW; RHEOLOGY; VISCOSITY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 84871872589     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-012-0681-2     Document Type: Article

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