Pyroclastic density currents: state of the art and perspectives

R Sulpizio, P Dellino, DM Doronzo… - Journal of Volcanology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) are mixtures of two components, namely solid particles
and fluid (gas) phase. They macroscopically behave as dense, multiphase gravity currents …

Robust date for the Bronze age Avellino eruption (Somma-Vesuvius): 3945±10 calBP (1995±10 calBC)

J Sevink, MJ van Bergen, J van der Plicht… - Quaternary Science …, 2011 - Elsevier
We found Bronze Age lake sediments from the Agro Pontino graben (Central Italy) to contain
a thin (2–3 cm) continuous tephra layer composed of lithics, crystals and minor volcanic …

[图书][B] Environmental problems of the Greeks and Romans: Ecology in the ancient Mediterranean

JD Hughes - 2014 - books.google.com
How did ancient societies change the environment and how do their actions continue to
affect us today? In this dramatically revised and expanded second edition of the work …

Destructiveness of pyroclastic surges controlled by turbulent fluctuations

E Brosch, G Lube, M Cerminara… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Pyroclastic surges are lethal hazards from volcanoes that exhibit enormous destructiveness
through dynamic pressures of 100–102 kPa inside flows capable of obliterating reinforced …

Physical properties of pyroclastic density currents: relevance, challenges and future directions

TJ Jones, F Beckett, B Bernard, ECP Breard… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) are hazardous and destructive phenomena that pose a
significant threat to communities living in the proximity of active volcanoes. PDCs are ground …

Pyroclastic flow hazard assessment at Somma–Vesuvius based on the geological record

L Gurioli, R Sulpizio, R Cioni, A Sbrana… - Bulletin of …, 2010 - Springer
During the past 22 ka of activity at Somma–Vesuvius, catastrophic pyroclastic density
currents (PDCs) have been generated repeatedly. Examples are those that destroyed the …

The Pomici di Avellino eruption of Somma-Vesuvius (3.9 ka bp). Part I: stratigraphy, compositional variability and eruptive dynamics

R Sulpizio, R Cioni, MA Di Vito, D Mele, R Bonasia… - Bulletin of …, 2010 - Springer
The stratigraphic succession of the Pomici di Avellino Plinian eruption from Somma-
Vesuvius has been studied through field and laboratory data in order to reconstruct the …

Assessing long-term tephra fallout hazard in southern Italy from Neapolitan volcanoes

S Massaro, M Stocchi… - … Hazards and Earth …, 2023 - nhess.copernicus.org
Nowadays, tephra fallout hazard is based on coupling the physical modeling of the tephra
dispersion processes with a probabilistic analysis that takes into account the natural …

Eruption style, emplacement dynamics and geometry of peralkaline ignimbrites: Insights from the Lajes-Angra Ignimbrite Formation, Terceira Island, Azores

A Pimentel, S Self, JM Pacheco, AJ Jeffery… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Ignimbrites are relatively uncommon on ocean island volcanoes and yet they constitute a
significant portion of the stratigraphy of Terceira Island (Azores). The Lajes-Angra Ignimbrite …

Dune bedforms produced by dilute pyroclastic density currents from the August 2006 eruption of Tungurahua volcano, Ecuador

GA Douillet, DA Pacheco, U Kueppers, J Letort… - Bulletin of …, 2013 - Springer
A series of pyroclastic density currents were generated at Tungurahua volcano (Ecuador)
during a period of heightened activity in August 2006. Dense pyroclastic flows were confined …