Physics of Explosive Volcanic Eruptions

Name: Physics of Explosive Volcanic Eruptions
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ISBN: 9781862390201

ISBN-10: 1862390207

ISBN-13: 9781862390201

Edition: 1998

Authors: Jennifer S. Gilbert, Robert S. Sparks

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This book describes our current understanding of processes affecting magma during eruptions. Topics include vesiculation and fragmentation of magma, the ejection of particulate material into the atmosphere, and sedimentation from volcanic plumes.

Book details

Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Geological Society Publishing House
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 200
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

Future research directions on the physics of explosive volcanic eruptions	p. 1
Recent experimental progress in the physical description of silicic magma relevant to explosive volcanism	p. 9
Vesiculation processes in silicic magmas	p. 27
Conduit flow and fragmentation	p. 51
Gas loss from magmas through conduit walls during eruption	p. 73
Observations and models of volcanic eruption columns	p. 91
Tephra disposal	p. 115
Pyroclastic density currents	p. 145
Index	p. 183
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