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He said he had the impression that an apparent correlation existed between the non-wind circumstances and the occurrence of the pyroclastic flows in the air-fall deposits. Was this a correct impression?
If such a correlation were established, it offered a very interesting view regarding both the mechanism of formation of pyroclastic flows, and the possible control of volcanic eruption by external factors.
The expected mechanism under such circumstances would be that the simple overloading of ejecta in the eruptive column could form the pyroclastic flow. This mechanism further suggested that the author’s base surge might be somewhat different from the original base surge as defined by J. Moore (1967).
The AUTHORS replied that they did not have enough data to know if the suggested correlation was true or not, but they agreed that it was a very interesting possibility that must be borne in mind as further work is done.
They agreed that the simple overloading of ejecta in the eruptive column was the most likely mechanism for production of the pyroclastic flows, and not the base surge as defined by J Moore
Dr R. A. OLD asked Dr WALKER how individual ash bands had been identified in the field as they showed considerable variation in composition and thickness.
Dr WALKER replied that provided that sampling stations were closely spaced (it
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