From Magma to Tephra: Modelling Physical Processes of Explosive Volcanic Eruptions

Magma degassing and fragmentation- recent experimental advances, D.B. Dingwall - abstract, introduction, nucleation, bubble growth, accelerating tow-phase flows, brittle failure, post-fragmentation effects, non-explosive degassing, relaxation geospeedometry of volcanic glass, bibliography phreatomagmatic explosions, B. Zimanowski - introduction, explosive phreatomagmatic volcanism, physics of volcanic MFCI, diagnosis and monitoring of phreatomagmatic explosions (volcanic MFCI) volcanic conduit dynamics, P. Papale -introduction, review of magma ascent models, magma ascent dynamics in steady state explosive eruptions eruption column physics, G.A. Valentine - introduction, multiphase flow and the multifield approach, multifield governing equations, closure of governing equations, approaches to analysis of eruption column dynamics steady state dynamics, time-dependent dynamics with constant eruption rate, time-dependent dynamics with transient eruption rate, influence of the ambient medium, conclusion plinian eruption columns - particle transport and fallout, M. Rost - introduction, models of particle transport in plinian columns, clast dispersal in crosswinds, assessment of eruption parameters pyroclastic flow transport mechanisms, A. Freundt, M.E. Bursik - introduction, characteristics of ignimbrites and pyroclastic flows, transport processes of sedimenting particulate flows, pyroclastic flow models, from model flows to ignimbrites - complexities during emplacement, concluding remarks pyroclastic surges and compressible two-phase flow, K.H. Wobletz -introduction, observations, theory, conclusion - surge are hazardous but economically significant. Appendices: origin of the SFT equations analysis of surge steam condensation. References. Subject index.