Pyroclastic flows and surges generated by the 25 June 1997 dome collapse, Sonfière Hills Volcano, Montserrat
On 25 June 1997, an unsteady, retrogressive, partial collapse of the lava dome at Soufrière Hills Volcano lasted 25 minutes and generated a major pulsatory block-and-ash flow, associated pyroclastic surges and a surge-derived pyroclastic flow that inundated an area of 4 km2 on the north and NE flank...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2002
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