PLUME-MoM 1.0: A new integral model of volcanic plumes based on the method of moments

de' Michieli Vitturi, M.; Neri, A.; Barsotti, S.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2447-2015

Articles | Volume 8, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2447-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2447-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 8, issue 8

Model description paper

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06 Aug 2015

Model description paper |

| 06 Aug 2015

PLUME-MoM 1.0: A new integral model of volcanic plumes based on the method of moments

M. de' Michieli Vitturi, A. Neri, and S. Barsotti

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC C900: 'Review of “PLUME-MoM 1.0: a new 1-D model of volcanic plumes based on the method of moments” by M. de’ Michieli Vitturi, A. Neri and S. Barsotti.', Mark Woodhouse, 29 May 2015
- AC C1482: 'Reply to Referee', Mattia de’ Michieli Vitturi, 24 Jul 2015
  - AC C1527: 'Reply to referee - corrected version', Mattia de’ Michieli Vitturi, 27 Jul 2015
RC C966: 'A significantly new 1-D plume model with a robust approach to analyzing evolution of grain size in plumes', Larry Mastin, 04 Jun 2015
- AC C1500: 'Reply to Referee', Mattia de’ Michieli Vitturi, 24 Jul 2015
  - AC C1528: 'Reply to referee - corrected version', Mattia de’ Michieli Vitturi, 27 Jul 2015
SC C1192: 'Interactive comment on “PLUME-MoM 1.0: a new 1-D model of volcanic plumes based on the method of moments” by M. de’ Michieli Vitturi et al.', Yujiro Suzuki, 21 Jun 2015
RC C1195: 'Interactive comment on “PLUME-MoM 1.0: a new 1-D model of volcanic plumes based on the method of moments” by M. de’ Michieli Vitturi et al.', Yujiro Suzuki, 21 Jun 2015
- AC C1511: 'Reply to Referee', Mattia de’ Michieli Vitturi, 24 Jul 2015
  - AC C1529: 'Reply to referee - corrected version', Mattia de’ Michieli Vitturi, 27 Jul 2015

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Mattia de’ Michieli Vitturi on behalf of the Authors (24 Jul 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (28 Jul 2015) by Jason Williams

AR by Mattia de’ Michieli Vitturi on behalf of the Authors (28 Jul 2015) Manuscript

Short summary

In this paper a new mathematical model of volcanic plume, named Plume-MoM, is presented. The model is based on the method of moments and it is able to describe the continuous variability in the grain size distribution (GSD) of the pyroclastic mixture ejected at the vent, crucial to characterize the source conditions of ash dispersal models. Results show that the GSD at the top of the plume is similar to that at the base and that plume height is weakly affected by the parameters of the GSD.