Lava flow-field morphological classification and interpretation: Examples from Venus

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Mar 1993

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In Lunar and Planetary Inst., Twenty-Fourth Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Part 2: G-M p 627-628 (SEE N94-16173 03-91)

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Classifications, Flow Distribution, Fluid Flow, Geomorphology, Lava, Planetary Geology, Planetary Surfaces, Venus (Planet), Venus Surface, Cooling, Drainage, Histograms, Vents

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Recent analyses suggest that thermal constraints will act to limit the maximum length of an advancing lava flow being fed at a given volume or mass effusion rate from a vent. These constraints can be characterized through the Gratz number, which has a large value at the vent and decreases down flow; under a wide range of conditions, motion apparently ceases when the Gratz number has decreased to a value close to 300. In cooling-limited flows, effusion from the vent should be steady; the flow front thickens, eventually stops due to this cooling, and the central channel does not drain. If the vent remains active, a break-out flow will form from some point on the margin of the initial flow unit. If flows on planetary surfaces can be shown to be cooling limited, eruption rates can be estimated. In this analysis, we illustrate the morphological characteristics of various flow configurations, and we describe the application of these concepts to a flow length histogram for a hypothetical flow field and then apply this to an example on Venus.

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