A new one‐equation model of fluid drag for irregularly shaped particles valid over a wide range of Reynolds number

F Dioguardi, D Mele, P Dellino - Journal of Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A new drag law for irregularly shaped particles is presented here. Particles are described by
a shape factor that takes into account both sphericity and circularity, which can be measured …

Physical characterization of explosive volcanic eruptions based on tephra deposits: propagation of uncertainties and sensitivity analysis

C Bonadonna, S Biass, A Costa - Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal …, 2015 - Elsevier
Regardless of the recent advances in geophysical monitoring and real-time quantitative
observations of explosive volcanic eruptions, the characterization of tephra deposits remains …

Unexpected hazards from tephra fallouts at Mt Etna: The 23 November 2013 lava fountain

D Andronico, S Scollo, A Cristaldi - Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal …, 2015 - Elsevier
Hundreds of paroxysmal episodes and a few long-lasting ash-emissions eruptions make Mt.
Etna, in Italy, one of the most productive basaltic volcanoes in the world over recent years …

Ultra-distal tephra deposits from super-eruptions: examples from Toba, Indonesia and Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand

NE Matthews, VC Smith, A Costa, AJ Durant… - Quaternary …, 2012 - Elsevier
Voluminous rhyolitic eruptions from Toba, Indonesia, and Taupo Volcanic Zone (TVZ), New
Zealand have dispersed volcanic ash over vast areas in the late Quaternary. The∼ 74 ka …

Eruption plumes extended more than 30 km in altitude in both phases of the Millennium eruption of Paektu (Changbaishan) volcano

A Costa, L Mingari, VC Smith, G Macedonio… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The Millennium Eruption of Paektu volcano, on the border of China and North
Korea, generated tephra deposits that extend> 1000 km from the vent, making it one of the …

FALL3D-8.0: a computational model for atmospheric transport and deposition of particles, aerosols and radionuclides–Part 2: Model validation

AT Prata, L Mingari, A Folch… - Geoscientific Model …, 2021 - gmd.copernicus.org
This paper presents model validation results for the latest version release of the FALL3D
atmospheric transport model. The code has been redesigned from scratch to incorporate …

Quantifying the uncertainty of a coupled plume and tephra dispersal model: PLUME‐MOM/HYSPLIT simulations applied to Andean volcanoes

A Tadini, O Roche, P Samaniego… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Numerical modeling of tephra dispersal and deposition is essential for evaluation of volcanic
hazards. Many models consider reasonable physical approximations in order to reduce …

Modeling eruption source parameters by integrating field, ground‐based, and satellite‐based measurements: The case of the 23 February 2013 Etna Paroxysm

M Poret, A Costa, D Andronico, S Scollo… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Volcanic plumes from Etna volcano (Italy) are governed by easterly winds driving ash over
the Ionian Sea. The limited land tephra deposit makes total grain‐size distribution (TGSD) …

Effects of eruption source parameter variation and meteorological dataset on tephra fallout hazard assessment: example from Vesuvius (Italy)

G Macedonio, A Costa, S Scollo, A Neri - Journal of Applied Volcanology, 2016 - Springer
In this study, using the tephra dispersal model HAZMAP, we investigate the effect of using
different meteorological datasets and eruption source parameters on tephra fallout hazard …

A systematic investigation on the aerodynamics of ash particles

D Mele, P Dellino, R Sulpizio, G Braia - Journal of Volcanology and …, 2011 - Elsevier
A systematic analysis of the physical parameters that influence the aerodynamics of ash, ie
the attitude of a particle to be transported and/or settled throughout a fluid, is presented. We …