The mechanics of large volcanic eruptions

2016/10/15 by Agust Gudmundsson, Ágúst Guðmundsson · 4 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Basalt #Crust #Effusive eruption #Explosive eruption #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #Geology #Geophysics #High-pressure geophysics and materials #Lateral eruption #Magma #Magma chamber #Mantle (geology) #Peléan eruption #Petrology #Seismology #Volcano #Volcanology #Vulcanian eruption #earthquake and tectonic studies

paper · doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2016.10.003

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