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dc.contributor.authorallGurioli, L.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Pisa, Pisa, Italiaen
dc.contributor.authorallPareschi, M. T.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Pisa, Pisa, Italiaen
dc.contributor.authorallZanella, E.; Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universita` di Torino, Torino, Italyen
dc.contributor.authorallLanza, R.; Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universita` di Torino, Torino, Italyen
dc.contributor.authorallDeluca, E.; Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universita` di Torino, Torino, Italyen
dc.contributor.authorallBisson, M.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Pisa, Pisa, Italiaen
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-13T10:49:15Zen
dc.date.available2012-12-13T10:49:15Zen
dc.date.issued2005-06en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2122/8441en
dc.description.abstractIntegrating field observations and rock-magnetic measurements, we report how a turbulent pyroclastic density current interacted with and moved through an urban area. The data are from the most energetic, turbulent pyroclastic density current of the A.D. 79 eruption of Vesuvius, Italy, which partially destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii. Our results show that the urban fabric was able to divide the lower portion of the current into several streams that followed the city walls and the intracity roads. Vortices, revealed by upstream particle orientations and decreases in deposit temperature, formed downflow of obstacles or inside cavities. Although these perturbations affected only the lower part of the current and were localized, they could represent, in certain cases, cooler zones within which chances of human survival are increased. Our integrated field data for pyroclastic density current temperature and flow direction, collected for the first time across an urban environment, enable verification of coupled thermodynamic numerical models and their hazard simulation abilities.en
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisher.nameGeological Society of Americaen
dc.relation.ispartofGeology (Geological Society of America)en
dc.relation.ispartofseries6/33(2005)en
dc.subjectVesuviusen
dc.subjectpyroclastic density currenten
dc.subjectthermal remanent magnetizationen
dc.subjectdepositsen
dc.subjectmagnetic fabricen
dc.titleInteraction of pyroclastic density currents with human settlements: Evidence from ancient Pompeiien
dc.typearticleen
dc.description.statusPublisheden
dc.type.QualityControlPeer-revieweden
dc.description.pagenumber441-444en
dc.identifier.URLhttp://geology.gsapubs.org/content/33/6/441.abstracten
dc.subject.INGV04. Solid Earth::04.08. Volcanology::04.08.08. Volcanic risken
dc.identifier.doi10.1130/G21294.1en
dc.description.obiettivoSpecifico3.6. Fisica del vulcanismoen
dc.description.obiettivoSpecifico4.3. TTC - Scenari di pericolosità vulcanicaen
dc.description.journalTypeJCR Journalen
dc.description.fulltextrestricteden
dc.relation.issn0091-7613en
dc.relation.eissn1943-2682en
dc.contributor.authorGurioli, L.en
dc.contributor.authorPareschi, M. T.en
dc.contributor.authorZanella, E.en
dc.contributor.authorLanza, R.en
dc.contributor.authorDeluca, E.en
dc.contributor.authorBisson, M.en
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Pisa, Pisa, Italiaen
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Pisa, Pisa, Italiaen
dc.contributor.departmentDipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universita` di Torino, Torino, Italyen
dc.contributor.departmentDipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universita` di Torino, Torino, Italyen
dc.contributor.departmentDipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universita` di Torino, Torino, Italyen
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Pisa, Pisa, Italiaen
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crisitem.author.deptIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione Pisa, Pisa, Italia-
crisitem.author.deptDipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Torino, Via Valperga Caluso 35, 10125 Torino, Italy-
crisitem.author.deptALP — Alpine Laboratory of Paleomagnetism, Peveragno, Italy-
crisitem.author.deptDipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universita` di Torino, Torino, Italy-
crisitem.author.deptIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione Pisa, Pisa, Italia-
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crisitem.author.parentorgIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia-
crisitem.author.parentorgIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia-
crisitem.classification.parent04. Solid Earth-
crisitem.department.parentorgIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia-
crisitem.department.parentorgIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia-
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