Cooling of a channeled lava flow with non-Newtonian rheology: crust formation and surface radiance

We present here the results from dynamical and thermal models that describe a channeled lava flow as it cools by radiation. In particular, the effects of power-law rheology and of the presence of bends in the flow are considered, as well as the formation of surface crust and lava tubes. On the basis...

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Main Authors: Stefano Santini, Antonella Valerio, Antonello Piombo, Marilena Filippucci, Michele Dragoni, Andrea Tallarico
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) 2011-12-01
Series:Annals of Geophysics
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Online Access:http://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/5335