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IMEX_SfloW2D v2: a depth-averaged numerical flow model for volcanic gas–particle flows over complex topographies and water
Mattia de' Michieli Vitturi
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Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Tomaso Esposti Ongaro
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Samantha Engwell
British Geological Survey, The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South, Edinburgh, UK
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Short summary
We present version 2 of the numerical code IMEX-SfloW2D. With this version it is possible to simulate a wide range of volcanic mass flows (pyroclastic avalanches, lahars, pyroclastic surges), and here we present its application to transient dilute pyroclastic density currents (PDCs). A simulation of the 1883 Krakatau eruption demonstrates the capability of the numerical model to face a complex natural case involving the propagation of PDCs over the sea surface and across topographic obstacles.
We present version 2 of the numerical code IMEX-SfloW2D. With this version it is possible to...
