Very rapid cooling of the energetic pyroclastic density currents associated with the 5 November 2010 Merapi eruption (Indonesia)

• Main Authors: Trolese, M., Giordano, G., Komorowski, J. C., Jenkins, Susanna F., Baxter, P. J., Cholik, N., Raditya, P., Corrado, S.
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Geology; Merapi Volcano; Pyroclastic Density Current
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/139833
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Understanding the thermal behavior of pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) is crucial for forecasting impact scenarios for exposed populations as it affects their lethality and destructiveness. Here we report the emplacement temperatures of PDC deposits produced during the paroxysmal explosive erupti...