Modelling the transport and deposition of ash following a magnitude 7 eruption: the distal Mazama tephra

Buckland, Hannah; Mastin, Larry G.; Engwell, Samantha L.; Cashman, Katharine V.

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Modelling the transport and deposition of ash following a magnitude 7 eruption: the distal Mazama tephra

Hannah Buckland

, Larry G. Mastin

, Samantha L. Engwell

, Katharine V. Cashman

Bulletin of Volcanology, Volume: 84, Issue: 9

Swansea University Author: Hannah Buckland

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Volcanic ash transport and dispersion models (VATDMs) are necessary for forecasting tephra dispersal during volcanic eruptions and are a useful tool for estimating the eruption source parameters (ESPs) of prehistoric eruptions. Here we use Ash3D, an Eulerian VATDM, to simulate the tephra deposition...

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Modelling the transport and deposition of ash following a magnitude 7 eruption: the distal Mazama tephra

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