Tephra fall thickness for simulations from 21 to 27 April, using (a) a 15 km umbrella-cloud height, (b) a 35 km umbrella-cloud height, (c) grain-size distribution GSD2, and(d) grain-size distribution GSD3.
Yellowstone, United States, 2014
Figure 11 in: Mastin, L.G., Van Eaton, A.R., & Lowenstern, J.B. (2014). Modeling ash fall distribution from a Yellowstone supereruption. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 15(8), 3459-3475. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GC005469
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Mastin, L. G., Van Eaton, A. R., & Lowenstern, J. B. (2014). Modeling ash fall distribution from a Yellowstone supereruption. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 15(8), 3459-3475. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GC005469
https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GC005469
Other Maps In Set:
- Simulated tephra fall thickness resulting from a month-long Yellowstone eruption of 330 km³ using 2001 wind fields for (a) January, (b) April, (c) July, and (d) October.
- Simulated tephra fall thickness resulting from a week-long Yellowstone eruption of 330 km³ using 2001 wind fields for (a) 21–27 January, (b) 21–27 April, 21–27 July, and(d) 21–27 October.
- Simulated tephra fall thickness resulting from a 3-day-long Yellowstone eruption of 330 km³ using 2001 wind fields for (a) 14–16 January, (b) 14–16 April, (c) 14–16 July, and(d) 14–16 October.
- Results of simulations with no umbrella cloud: (a) 1 month (January); 1 week(21–27 January); and 3 days (14–16 January