Volcano Terminology
The study of volcanoes, or Volcanology, includes many odd terms. How many of these do you
know?
- caldera
- vesicularity
- pahoehoe
- rheology
- lahar
The term nuée ardente, or "glowing cloud" was first used by La Croix (1904) in his description
of the volcanic flows he observed in the 1902 eruption of Mt Pelée, a historically active volcano
on the island of Martinique.
There are many different types of volcanic eruptions and landforms.
They can be classified according to the
degree of "explosiveness"
and the height of the eruption column:
Investigate each type by clicking on a picture
client side mapping(vs server side)
each link will open its own browser window
