Pyroclastic density currents associated with the 2015 phreatomagmatic eruption of the Kuchinoerabujima volcano

Abstract A pyroclastic density current (PDC) was observed with the phreatomagmatic eruption of the Kuchinoerabujima volcano, southern Japan, on May 29, 2015. The PDC flowed down in all direction from the source crater, forming three major branches. The PDC reached the western coast of the island and...

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Main Authors: Nobuo Geshi, Jun’ichi Itoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-07-01
Series:Earth, Planets and Space
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40623-018-0881-x