Tephra and debris flow stratigraphy of the post-XII century activity at Cotopaxi volcano, Ecuador: a tool for lahar hazard assessment.
Cotopaxi, one of the highest and most dangerous volcanoes on Earth, is a perfect, ice capped cone reaching an elevation of 5897 m. The volcano is located about 60 km south of Quito, capital of the Republic of Ecuador, and is surrounded by several villages and country’s rural infrastructures. During...
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Pisa University
2008
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Online Access: | http://etd.adm.unipi.it/theses/available/etd-03012008-140325/ |