A classification scheme for the morphology of lava flow fields

Details A classification scheme for the morphology of lava flow fields A classification scheme for the morphology of lava flow fields

Mar 1993

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In Lunar and Planetary Inst., Twenty-Fourth Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Part 3: N-Z p 1527-1528 (SEE N94-20636 05-91

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Classifications, Flow Distribution, Flow Geometry, Fluid Flow, Lava, Morphology, Temperature Effects, Cooling, Rheology, Temperature Distribution

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Analysis of the processes controlling the advance of lava flows shows that, if no other factors intervene, thermal constraints will act to limit the maximum length of a flow being fed at a given volume or mass effusion rate from a vent. These constraints can be characterized through the Gratz number, which takes on a large value at the vent and decreases down flow. Early application of this principle showed that, despite the many subtleties of modes of heat loss from flows, motion apparently ceases when the Gratz number has decreased to a value close to 300. Recent analyses of flow units from the 1983-86 Pu'u 'O'o eruption of Kilauea and of other, more silicic lava flow units confirm this finding.

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