A gravity-controlled, laterally moving mixture of pyroclasts and gas. It is a more general term that includes pyroclastic flow and pyroclastic surge Neuendorf, K.K.E., Mehl, J.P., Jr., and Jackson, J.A., eds., 2011, Glossary of Geology: Alexandria, Virginia, American Geological Institute, 799 p.
Below is a list of publications related to Pyroclastic Density Current. Select a publication number to access more detailed information and their respective files available for download.
- DDS 20
- Cameron, C.E., Crass, S.W., and AVO Staff, eds., 2022, Geologic Database of Information on Volcanoes in Alaska (GeoDIVA): Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Digital Data Series 20, https://doi.org/10.14509/geodiva. https://doi.org/10.14509/30901
- PR 126
- Browne, B.L., Neal, C.A., and Bacon, C.R., 2022, The ~400 yr B.P. eruption of Half Cone, a post-caldera composite cone within Aniakchak caldera, Alaska Peninsula: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Professional Report 126, 60 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30839