Wind directions of volcanic ash-charged clouds in Ecuador – implications for the public and flight safety
Ecuador has about 20 active continental volcanoes, with a volcanic explosivity index (VEI) between 2 and 7. In the last 17 years, five of these volcanoes (Sangay, Guagua Pichincha, El Reventador, Cotopaxi and Tungurahua) have manifested their activity with thousands of eruptions, some of them even c...
Main Authors: | Theofilos Toulkeridis, Imme Zach |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2017-12-01
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Series: | Geomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2016.1199445 |
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