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Table 4 Ballistic ejection velocities of Strombolian eruptions

From: Transport of ballistic projectiles during the 2015 Aso Strombolian eruptions

Eruption

Method of observation

Particle ejection velocity (m/s)

References

Stromboli (Italy)

Doppler radar

7–13

Hort and Seyfried (1998)

Stromboli (Italy)

Photo-ballistics

16–22

Ripepe et al. (1993)

Aso (Japan)

Photo-ballistics

5–35

This Study

Alaid (Kuril, Russia)

Photo-ballistics

6–39

Steinberg and Babenko (1978)

Stromboli (Italy)

Photo-ballistics

35–45

Ripepe et al. (2001)

Erebus (Antarctica)

Doppler radar

7–52

Gerst et al. (2008)

Stromboli (Italy)

Doppler radar

44–70

Hort et al. (2003)

Etna (Italy)

Doppler radar

71

Gouhier and Donnadieu (2010)

Stromboli (Italy)

Photo-ballistics

2–72

Chouet et al. (1974)

Etna (Italy)

Photo-ballistics

15–79

McGetchin et al. (1974)

Stromboli (Italy)

Acoustic sounder

20–80

Weill et al. (1992)

Stromboli (Italy)

Thermal video

3–101

Patrick et al. (2007)

Heimaey (Iceland)

Fall time*

75–110

Self et al. (1974)

Etna (Italy)

Doppler radar

71–119

Gouhier and Donnadieu (2011)

Stromboli (Italy)

Thermal video

9–129

Harris et al. (2012)

Etna (Italy)

Doppler radar

136–163

Dubosclard et al. (2004)

Heimaey (Iceland)

Film tracking

65–230

Blackburn et al. (1976)

Stromboli (Italy)

High-speed imaging

38–405

Taddeucci et al. (2012)

  1. The table is based on Harris et al. (2012), supplemented by data that were published subsequently. This list is sorted with the maximum ejection velocity being in an ascending order from top to bottom. *Fall time method assumes that the drag is minor and thus we can disregard the drag effect