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Lahars

Lahars is a type of volcanic mass flow consisting of a dense, fast-moving mixture of water and volcanic debris that descends along volcanic slopes and river valleys, distinguished from other pyroclastic flows by its significant water content and ability to travel great distances.

174

Publications

9.3K

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412

Authors

179

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

30

Variants

Volcanic Debris FlowsVolcanic Mudflows

Parents

Publications

174

Objective delineation of lahar-inundation hazard zones

Richard M. Iverson, S.P. Schilling, James W. Vallance · Geological Society of America Bulletin · 1998 · 517 citations

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Downstream Dilution of a Lahar: Transition From Debris Flow to Hyperconcentrated Streamflow

Thomas C. Pierson, Kevin M. Scott · Water Resources Research · 1985 · 479 citations

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Perturbation and melting of snow and ice by the 13 November 1985 eruption of Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia, and consequent mobilization, flow and deposition of lahars

Thomas C. Pierson, Richard J. Janda, Jean‐Claude Thouret et al. · Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research · 1990 · 404 citations

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Origins, behavior, and sedimentology of lahars and lahar-runout flows in the Toutle-Cowlitz River system

Keith Scott · USGS professional paper · 1988 · 245 citations · Full text

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Lahars at Merapi volcano, Central Java: an overview

F. Lavigne, J. C. Thouret, B. Voight et al. · Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research · 2000 · 206 citations

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Authors

412

  1. SJ
    Shane J. Cronin

    Massey University, New Zealand

    15 publications · 841 citations

    15

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  2. VE
    V. E. Neall

    Massey University, New Zealand

    13 publications · 692 citations

    13

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  3. JT
    Jean‐Claude Thouret

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    12 publications · 1K citations

    12

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  4. VM
    V. Manville

    GNS Science, New Zealand

    9 publications · 471 citations

    10

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  5. JW
    James W. Vallance

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    8 publications · 911 citations

    8

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Institutions

179

  1. Massey University

    Palmerston North, New Zealand

    19 h-index

    54 publications

    2.9K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    16 h-index

    37 publications

    3K citations

  3. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Mexico City, Mexico

    16 h-index

    36 publications

    1.4K citations

  4. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    14 h-index

    30 publications

    2.9K citations

  5. Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans

    Clermont-Ferrand, France

    11 h-index

    16 publications

    871 citations

  6. Université Clermont Auvergne

    Clermont-Ferrand, France

    11 h-index

    16 publications

    835 citations

  7. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

    Marseille, France

    10 h-index

    13 publications

    630 citations

  8. Cascades Volcano Observatory

    Vancouver, United States

    10 h-index

    25 publications

    3.4K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

    22 publications · 1.8K citations

    18

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  2. Bulletin of Volcanology

    12 publications · 856 citations

    12

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  3. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

    NZJG · 10 publications · 399 citations

    10

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  4. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World

    10 publications · 350 citations

    10

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  5. Geological Society of America Bulletin

    8 publications · 832 citations

    8

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