Susceptibility of lava domes to erosion and collapse by toppling on cooling joints
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2017.11.015
Abstract: The shape of lava domes typically leads to the formation of radial patterns of cooling joints. These cooling joints define the orientation of the columnar blocks which plunge toward the center of the dome. In… read more here.
Keywords: erosion collapse; dome; cooling joints; lava domes ... See more keywords