Subaerial eruption
Involcanology,asubaerial eruptionis any sort ofvolcanic eruptionthat occurs on the Earth's surface, or in the open air"under the air",and not underwater or underground. They generally producepyroclastic flows,lava fountainsand lava flows, which are commonly classified in different subaerial eruption types, includingPlinian,PeléanandHawaiian eruptions.[1]Subaerial eruptions contrast withsubaqueous,submarineandsubglacial eruptionswhich all originate below forms of a water surface.
References
[edit]- ^Eakins, Barry W.; Robinson, Joel E.; Kanamatsu, Toshiya; Naka, Jiro; Smith, John R.; Takahashi, Eiichi; Clague, David A. (2003)."Hawaii's volcanoes revealed".U.S. Geological Survey.
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