Earth, Planets and Space

Table 2 Input parameters for each scenario

From: Crisis hazard assessment for snow-related lahars from an unforeseen new vent eruption: the 2018 eruption of Kusatsu-Shirane volcano, Japan

	Scenario A: rain-on-snow	Scenario B: snow-slurry lahar	Scenario C: snowmelt lahar
x-radius of initial pile [m]	150	200	50
y-radius of initial pile [m]	50	100	50
Thickness of initial pile [m]	1.55	1.39	2.23
Internal friction angle [°]	33.6	36.3	33.6
Bed friction angle [°]	5–25	8–25	8–25

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