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Table 4 Statistical results for pulse volumes V trams and pulse masses m tot

From: Mass eruption rates in pulsating eruptions estimated from video analysis of the gas thrust-buoyancy transition—a case study of the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland

Pulse type

V trams (·105 m3)

m tot (·105 kg)

Range

0.2–10.5

0.2–11.0

Average type 1

4.6

4.8

Average type 2

1.6

1.7

Wt. average

2.0

2.1

Wt. st. dev.

1.5

1.6

  1. These values are based on 16 representative pulses between 8 and 10 May 2010. The volumetric values were computed by applying Eq. (3); the mass values were obtained by multiplying V trans with a density of 1.05 kg/m3
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