Inside pyroclastic density currents – uncovering the enigmatic flow structure and transport behaviour in large-scale experiments

2016/11/07 by E. C. P. Breard, Eric C.P. Breard, Gert Lube · 2 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Geochemistry #Geological formations and processes #Geology #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #Geomorphology #Geophysics #Gravity current #Mechanics #Petrology #Physics #Pyroclastic rock #Sedimentary depositional environment #Structural basin #Turbidity current #Turbulence #Volcano #earthquake and tectonic studies

paper · doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2016.10.016

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Citations

• Chapter 2 Sedimentology, Depositional Mechanisms and Pulsating Behaviour of Pyroclastic Density Currents
• Biogeochemical processes involving dissolved CO2 and CH4 at Albano, Averno, and Monticchio meromictic volcanic lakes (Central–Southern Italy)
• Directed blasts and blast-generated pyroclastic density currents: a comparison of the Bezymianny 1956, Mount St Helens 1980, and Soufrière Hills, Montserrat 1997 eruptions and deposits
• The Relationship between Flux Coefficient and Entrainment Ratio in Density Currents

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• The emplacement dynamics of pumice lobes ascertained from morphology and granulometry: Examples from the 1993 deposits at Lascar Volcano, Chile
• Pyroclastic rock [wikipedia]