Volcanoes: Eruptions: Plinian
created by heateh, 4 years ago in Science
Plinian eruptions are marked by columns of smoke and ash extending high into the stratosphere. The key characteristics are ejection of large amount of pumice and very powerful continuous gas blast eruptions.
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Climate_forcing_agents, Ecological_succession, Eruption, Geological_hazards, Geological_processes, Igneous_rocks, plate_tectonics, Plinian, Type, Volcanic, Volcanic_Eruptions, Volcano, volcanoes, Volcanology
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heateh
More information at:
- Wikipedia (Plinian Eruption)
- Wikipedia (Types of Volcanic Eruptions)
- Wikipedia (Volcano)
- And if you can read French. The site where the author of these images got his inspiration from: Document about Volcanism
Image from Wikipedia user: Sémhur
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4 years ago