Comparison of risk from pyroclastic density current hazards to critical infrastructure in Mammoth Lakes, California, USA, from a new Inyo craters rhyolite dike eruption versus a dacitic dome eruption on Mammoth Mountain
| Autor: | Jim Cole, Andrew King, Grant Kaye, David Johnston |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Atmospheric Science
Volcanic hazards geography geography.geographical_feature_category biology Dome Geochemistry Pyroclastic rock biology.organism_classification Dacite Impact crater Volcano Rhyolite Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Geomorphology Geology Water Science and Technology Mammoth |
| Zdroj: | Natural Hazards. 49:541-563 |
| ISSN: | 1573-0840 0921-030X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11069-008-9313-8 |
| Popis: | Renewed volcanic activity near Mammoth Lakes, California, in the form of dome-collapse pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) from either a new eruption at Mammoth Mountain or the Inyo craters would pose a significant hazard to critical infrastructure there. This paper compares the risk from PDC impact hazards upon selected critical infrastructure from: (1) a 100 m tall dacite dome on Mammoth Mountain and (2) three 200 m tall rhyolite domes at the southern end of the Inyo craters. For each scenario, maximum estimated dynamic pressure and velocity from two PDC volumes (106 and 107 m3) are modeled with the EXPLORIS PDC software (Toyos et al. Nat Hazards 41(1):99–112, 2007). Risk to critical infrastructure from Mammoth Mountain PDCs would be much greater than the Inyo PDCs because of both location and the greater kinetic energy of the Mammoth PDC material, providing comparative insight to planners should a real eruption at one location or the other be forthcoming. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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