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Tephra Sedimentation

Tephra Sedimentation is a geological process in which airborne volcanic ejecta settle out of the atmosphere and accumulate as discrete layers on Earth's surface, distinguished by its dependence on particle size, atmospheric dispersion, and gravitational settling following explosive volcanic eruptions.

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2017–2026

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Estimating the volume of tephra deposits: A new simple strategy

Costanza Bonadonna, Antonio Costa · Geology · 2012 · 254 citations · Full text

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Sedimentation from strong volcanic plumes

Costanza Bonadonna, Jeremy C. Phillips · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2003 · 246 citations · Full text

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Sedimentation of tephra by volcanic plumes: I. Theory and its comparison with a study of the Fogo A plinian deposit, Sao Miguel (Azores)

Marcus Bursik, R. S. J. Sparks, J. S. Gilbert et al. · Bulletin of Volcanology · 1992 · 228 citations · Full text

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Tephra sedimentation during the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption (Iceland) from deposit, radar, and satellite observations

Costanza Bonadonna, Riccardo Genco, Mathieu Gouhier et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2011 · 186 citations

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Hydrometeor‐enhanced tephra sedimentation: Constraints from the 18 May 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens

A. J. Durant, William I. Rose, Andrei M. Sarna‐Wojcicki et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2009 · 159 citations · Full text

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Authors

389

  1. CB
    Costanza Bonadonna

    University of Geneva, Switzerland

    11 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. SM
    Siwan M. Davies

    Swansea University, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 206 citations

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  3. TT
    T. Thórdarson

    University of Iceland, Iceland

    3 publications · 135 citations

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  4. MP
    Marco Pistolesi

    University of Pisa, Italy

    3 publications · 315 citations

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  5. SW
    Stefan Wastegård

    Stockholm University, Sweden

    3 publications · 166 citations

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Institutions

204

  1. University of Geneva

    Geneva, Switzerland

    9 h-index

    29 publications

    1.5K citations

  2. University of Rhode Island

    Kingston, United States

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

    Rome, Italy

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    1.9K citations

  5. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    898 citations

  6. University of Iceland

    Reykjavik, Iceland

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    540 citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    826 citations

  8. Victoria University of Wellington

    Wellington, New Zealand

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    333 citations

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  1. Bulletin of Volcanology

    13 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

    13 publications · 786 citations

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  3. Quaternary Science Reviews

    7 publications · 472 citations

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  4. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 6 publications · 821 citations

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  5. Marine Geology

    5 publications · 385 citations

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