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STROMBOLIAN ERUPTION [1 record]

Record 1 1999-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
DEF

A type of volcanic eruption characterized by jetting of clots or "fountains" of fluid, basaltic lava from a central crater.

Key term(s)
  • Strombolian volcanic eruption
  • Strombolian eruption

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
DEF

Type d'éruption volcanique caractérisé par de légères explosions rythmiques accompagnées de jets de scories et de lave, avec parfois de petites coulées.

Spanish

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