Runout of the Socompa volcanic debris avalanche, Chile: a mechanical explanation for low basal shear resistance

2010/06/10 by Tim Davies, Mauri McSaveney, Karim Kelfoun · 2 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Comminution #Composite material #Debris #Debris flow #Fragmentation (computing) #Geochemistry #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #Geology #Geomorphology #Landslide #Landslides and related hazards #Mass movement #Materials science #Mineralogy #Petrology #Shear (geology) #Shear stress #Volcano #earthquake and tectonic studies

paper · doi:10.1007/s00445-010-0372-9

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Citations

• The Socompa collapse and avalanche event
• A gravitational spreading origin for the Socompa debris avalanche
• Large volcanic debris avalanches: Characteristics of source areas, deposits, and associated eruptions
• Numerical modeling of the emplacement of Socompa rock avalanche, Chile
• Rockslide-debris avalanche of May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens Volcano, Washington

Cited by

• Holocene collapse of Socompa volcano and pre- and post-collapse growth rates constrained by multi-system geochronology
• Socompa [wikipedia]