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INCANDESCENT TUFF FLOW [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-12-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ash flow
1, record 1, English, ash%20flow
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ash-flow 2, record 1, English, ash%2Dflow
correct
- pyroclastic flow 3, record 1, English, pyroclastic%20flow
correct
- incandescent tuff flow 4, record 1, English, incandescent%20tuff%20flow
correct
- glowing avalanche 4, record 1, English, glowing%20avalanche
correct
- sand flow 4, record 1, English, sand%20flow
avoid, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A density current, generally a highly heated mixture of volcanic gases and ash, traveling down the flanks of a volcano or along the surface of the ground; produced by the explosive disintegration of viscous lava in a volcanic crater, or by the explosive emission of gas-charged ash from a fissure or group of fissures. 4, record 1, English, - ash%20flow
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pyroclastic flows include a wide range of phenomena, from ignimbrites ... to block-and-ash flows ... The flow originates by the gravitational collapse of a dense, turbulent, eruption column at the source vent and moves down-slope as a coherent flow. 5, record 1, English, - ash%20flow
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... Japanese Kuroko deposits are associated with Miocene volcanics ... Their host rocks are acid pyroclastic flows which are also centred on domes, particularly those showing evidence of explosive activity ... 6, record 1, English, - ash%20flow
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Where the ash matrix is the dominant component, the term "ash-flow" is applied by American authors, although British authors prefer to use the term "pyroclastic flow." 5, record 1, English, - ash%20flow
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coulée de pyroclastites
1, record 1, French, coul%C3%A9e%20de%20pyroclastites
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- coulée de cendres 2, record 1, French, coul%C3%A9e%20de%20cendres
correct, feminine noun
- coulée pyroclastique 3, record 1, French, coul%C3%A9e%20pyroclastique
correct, feminine noun
- coulée pyroclastique de cendres 3, record 1, French, coul%C3%A9e%20pyroclastique%20de%20cendres
correct, feminine noun
- avalanche incandescente 3, record 1, French, avalanche%20incandescente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les petites coulées [...] sont liées à des volcans préexistants; leur coulée pyroclastique proprement dite, c'est-à-dire la partie qui se déplace au ras du sol, est accompagnée d'une nuée aérienne [...] 3, record 1, French, - coul%C3%A9e%20de%20pyroclastites
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Coulées de cendres felsiques. 1, record 1, French, - coul%C3%A9e%20de%20pyroclastites
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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