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Hydrovolcanic explosions: The systematics of water-pyroclast equilibration

  • Arizona State University

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Abstract

The initial contact of external water with erupting magma and the mass ratio of water to magma govern the development of hydrovolcanic phenomena. The phase relations of water within the runout system and the separation of vapor or liquid from the pyroclasts explain gradational transitions between some pyroclastic flows, base surges, mud hurricanes, mudflows, and sheetfloods.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1387-1389
Number of pages3
JournalScience
Volume212
Issue number4501
DOIs
StatePublished - 1981

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