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The 1984 mauna loa eruption and planetary geolgoy
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Moore, Henry J. |
| Copyright Year | 1987 |
| Description | In planetary geology, lava flows on the Moon and Mars are commonly treated as relatively simple systems. Some of the complexities of actual lava flows are illustrated using the main flow system of the 1984 Mauna Loa eruption. The outline, brief narrative, and results given are based on a number of sources. The implications of the results to planetary geology are clear. Volume flow rates during an eruption depend, in part, on the volatile content of the lava. These differ from the volume flow rates calculated from post eruption flow dimensions and the duration of the eruption and from those using models that assume a constant density. Mass flow rates might be more appropriate because the masses of volatiles in lavas are usually small, but variable and sometimes unknown densities impose severe restrictions on mass estimates. |
| File Size | 180429 |
| Page Count | 3 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19870014048 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t4zh1hv5z |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1987-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Geophysics Viscosity Lava Rheology Volatility Flow Theory Hawaii Flow Velocity Chemical Composition Volcanoes Mass Flow Viscous Flow Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
