Open AccessFire in the Hole: Recreating Volcanic Eruptions with Cannon Blasts
Author(s) -
Bernd Zimanowski,
M. T. Guđmundsson
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2015eo027703
Subject(s) - volcano , geology , seismology , environmental science , meteorology , earth science , astrobiology , geography , physics
Artificial volcanic plumes, fired from cannons loaded with ash plucked from the slopes of Iceland, may help researchers better monitor disruptive eruptions.