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Violence in Pyroclastic Flow Eruptions

1981
Three parameters, magnitude, intensity, and violence, can be used to characterise pyroclastic flow eruptions. Violence reflects the vigour with which a pyroclastic flow is emplaced. It is described quantitatively by the height of hills climbed by the flow (yielding flow-velocity estimates), the overall morphology of the deposit and by the proportion of
C. J. N. Wilson, G. P. L. Walker
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Factors governing the flow lineation of a large-scale pyroclastic flow — An example in the ata pyroclastic flow deposit, Japan

Bulletin Volcanologique, 1983
Schmincke andSwanson (1967) explained laminar flowage structures as indicators for flow direction of pyroclastic flows that show a radial flow pattern away from the source. Several other authors have reported similar examples, but the influence of pre-flow topographic relief has not been analyzed.
K. Suzuki, T. Ui
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In situ production of ash in pyroclastic flows

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2008
Abrasion and comminution of pumice clasts during the propagation of pyroclastic flows have long been recognized as a potential source for the enhanced production of volcanic ash, however, their relative importance has eluded quantification. The amount of ash produced in situ can potentially affect runout distance, deposit sorting, the volume of ash ...
J. Dufek, M. Manga
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Stratified flow in pyroclastic surges

Bulletin of Volcanology, 1987
Stratified flow theory is applied to pyroclatic surges in an effort to gain insight into transport dynamics during explosive eruptions. Particle transport is assumed to be by turbulent suspension, and calculations contained herein show that this is likely for many cases including the 18 May 1980 blast at mount St. Helens.
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Emplacement of pyroclastic flows: A review

1979
Subaerial pyroclastic deposits are of three genetic types: (1) fall, (2) surge, and (3) flow. Although pyroclastic flows include a wide range of volume magnitudes, only small-scale eruptions have been observed. Flows are composed of a dense, basal avalanche and an overriding cloud of entrained particles that rise by convective buoyancy.
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Subaqueous pyroclastic flows: their development and their deposits

Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 1984
Summary Subaqueous pyroclastic flows are generated by eruptions in shallow water or close to a shore. Their flow mechanism is similar to that of their subaerial counterparts, except that they incorporate steam and not air. Near the source area, their deposits are non-sorted and resemble subaerial flow deposits.
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Rheological behaviour of pyroclastic debris flow

, 2010
The pyroclastic soils that cover the mountains of the Campania region in Italy are usually unsaturated and collapse due to rainfall infiltration triggering landslides. The evolution of these soils after collapse is not well understood. Indeed, their post-
SCOTTO DI SANTOLO, ANNA, EVANGELISTA, ALDO, Pellegrino A. M. e. Coussot P.   +2 more
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Mechanism of deposition from pyroclastic flows

American Journal of Science, 1966
Drag resistance developed between a pyroclastic flow and the ground results in a transitional zone of low velocity between the maximum velocity of the flow and the stationary ground. Fragments of all sizes within the turbulent flow travel irregular paths and therefore enter the reduced velocity zone at random and are deposited together irrespective of ...
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PYROCLASTIC FLOW

2014
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Pyroclastic flow injury

The American Journal of Surgery, 1982
Philip F. Parshley, Peter J. Kiessling, John A. Antonius, R.S. Connell, Stephen H. Miller, Francis H.Y. Green   +5 more
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