Forecasting catastrophic stratovolcano collapse: A model based on Mount Taranaki, New Zealand

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Forecasting catastrophic stratovolcano collapse: A model based on Mount Taranaki, New Zealand

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Regular large-scale edifice collapse and regrowth is a common pattern during the long lifespans of andesitic stratovolcanoes worldwide. The >130 k.y. history of Mount Taranaki, New Zealand, is punctuated by at least 14 catastrophic collapses, producing debris avalanche deposits of 1 to >7.5 km³. The largest of these sudden events removed as much as one-third of the present-day equivalent cone. The resulting deposits show similar sedimentary and geomorphic features, suggesting similar proto-ed...

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2012

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Zernack, Anke V. / Cronin, Shane J. / Bebbington, Mark S. / Price, Richard C. / Smith, Ian E.M. / Stewart, Robert B. / Procter, Jonathan N.

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https://hdl.handle.net/10289/6930

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debris avalanches / volcanic-eruptions / climatic changes / Egmont volcano

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