Lahar characteristics as a function of triggering mechanism at a seasonally snow-clad volcano: contrasting lahars following the 2014 phreatic eruption of Ontake Volcano, Japan

Lahar characteristics as a function of triggering mechanism at a seasonally snow-clad volcano: contrasting lahars following the 2014 phreatic eruption of Ontake Volcano, Japan

Abstract In association with the September 2014 phreatic eruption (VEI 1–2) at Ontake Volcano, a syn-eruptive and two post-eruptive lahars occurred in the Akagawa–Nigorigawa River, southern flank of the volcano. The present contribution describes and discusses the contrasting features of the two pos...

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Main Authors: Kyoko S. Kataoka, Takane Matsumoto, Takeshi Saito, Katsuhisa Kawashima, Yoshitaka Nagahashi, Tsutomu Iyobe, Akihiko Sasaki, Keisuke Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-07-01
Series:Earth, Planets and Space
Subjects:
Ontake Volcano
2014 eruption
Phreatic eruption
Clay-rich lahar
Rain-on-snow
Cohesive debris flow
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40623-018-0873-x

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