Varying processes, similar results: how composition influences fragmentation and subsequent feeding of large pyroclastic density currents

• Main Authors: Bernard, Olivier, Bouvet de Maisonneuve, Caroline, Arbaret, Laurent, Nagashima, Kazuhide, Oalmann, Jeffrey, Prabowo, Arief, Ratdomopurbo, Antonius
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Geology; Pyroclastic Density Currents; Mafic Ignimbrite
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164752
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Unlike their silicic counterparts, mafic eruptions are known for being on the low-end of the explosivity spectrum with eruption styles commonly ranging from effusive to Hawaiian fire fountaining. However, there are increasing discoveries of large mafic Plinian eruptions, sometimes generating ignimbr...