Volcanic debris avalanches : from collapse to hazard

Volcanic debris avalanches : from collapse to hazard / Matteo Roverato, Anja Dufresne, Jonathan Procter, editors.

This book presents an overview of volcanic debris avalanche deposits, which are produced by partial volcanic edifice collapse, a catastrophic natural phenomenon. It has been 40 years since the volcanic debris avalanche associated with the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, and our understanding of t...

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Other Authors: Roverato, Matteo (Editor), Dufresne, Anja (Editor), Procter, Jonathan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]
Series:Advances in volcanology,
Subjects:
Debris avalanches.
Volcanic hazard analysis.
Debris avalanches
Volcanic hazard analysis
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Table of Contents:
  • Volcanic Debris Avalanches: An Introduction
  • A Historical Perspective on Lateral Collapses and Volcanic Debris Avalanches
  • Terminology and Strategy to Describe Large Volcanic Landslides and Debris Avalanches
  • Distribution and Geometric Parameters of Volcanic Debris Avalanche Deposits
  • Factors Contributing to Volcano Lateral Collapse
  • Climatic Influence on Volcanic Landslides
  • Volcanic Debris Avalanche Transport and Emplacement Mechanisms
  • Sedimentology of Volcanic Debris Avalanche Deposits
  • Volcanic debris-avalanche deposits in the context of volcaniclastic ring-plain successions -A case study from Mt. Taranaki.

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