Volcanic Plumes

About this book

This book integrates observation, theory, and experimental studies, and contains research ideas and results on volcanic deposits.

Contents

Explosive volcanism and the generation of volcanic plumes; general fluid dynamical principles; source conditions in explosive volcanic eruptions; eruption column models; observations and interpretation of volcanic plumes; pyroclastic flows; co-ignimbrite plumes; geothermal and hydrovolcanic plumes; hydrothermal plumes; fire fountains and basaltic eruptions; atmospheric dispersal; remote sensing of volcanic plumes; tephra fall deposits; sedimentation from volcanic plumes; quantitative interpretation of tephra fall deposits; particle aggregation in plumes; environmental hazards; atmospheric effects.

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