This branch of volcanology is concerned with understanding the mechanisms by which volcanoes explode, producing hot ash plumes and pyroclastic flows—a dangerous mix of ash and hot gas and stones that move down the flanks of the volcano.
This branch of volcanology is concerned with understanding the mechanisms by which volcanoes explode, producing hot ash plumes and pyroclastic flows—a dangerous mix of ash and hot gas and stones that move down the flanks of the volcano.