The effect of pre-existing craters on the initial development of explosive volcanic eruptions: An experimental investigation

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 507-510

  Taddeucci, J ^a   Valentine, G A ^b   Sonder, I ^b   White, J D L ^c   Ross, P S ^d   Scarlato, P ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crater; Explosion; Explosive eruption; High speed; Jet

Indexed keywords

JETS; VOLCANOES;

CRATER; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPLOSION DEPTH; EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION; HIGH-SPEED; INITIAL DEVELOPMENT; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS; VOLCANIC EXPLOSIONS;

EXPLOSIONS;

CRATER; EJECTA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; GEOMETRY; JET; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 84878195273     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/grl.50176     Document Type: Article

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