Probabilistic approach to modeling lava flow inundation: A lava flow hazard assessment for a nuclear facility in Armenia

Journal of Applied Volcanology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Connor, Laura J ^a   Connor, Charles B ^a   Meliksetian, Khachatur ^b   Savov, Ivan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Armenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Armenia; Lava flow simulation; Modeling code; Monte Carlo method; Probabilistic hazard assessment; Spatial density

Indexed keywords

HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LAVA FLOW; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR POWER; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; VOLCANO;

ARMENIA [WEST ASIA];

EID: 84962094427     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21915040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2191-5040-1-3     Document Type: Article

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