Table 1 Summary of main results

From: Unraveling pyroclastic density current dynamics with multiparameter geophysical sensing

 

Monitoring cameras (continuous recording)

Nodal seismometers (19/09/2022– 20/10/2022)

Broadband Seismometers (continuous recording)

DAS (19/09/2022– 30/01/2023)

Infrasound (continuous recording)

Granular flow numerical model (SHALTOP)

PDC1 (2022/10/09)

Detected

Detected

Detected

Detected

Not detected

-

Flow velocity [m/s]

41.6

33.0 ± 2.3

-

24.3 ± 2.5

-

-

Flow volume [m3]

-

-

17.6 ± 3.6 × 103

27.6 ± 5.4 × 103

-

-

Friction angle

-

-

-

-

-

~27°

Signal envelope

-

-

1.1 × 10−6 [m2/s]

3.7 × 10−10 [1/s]

-

-

PDC2 (2022/12/04)

Detected

No data

Detected

Detected

Detected

-

Flow velocity [m/s]

59.2

-

-

56.6 ± 5.2

54.1 ± 10.9

-

Flow volume [m3]

80.0 ± 9.0 × 103

-

80.0 ± 9.0 × 103 (from camera images)

80.0 ± 9.0 × 103 (from camera images)

-

-

Friction angle

-

-

-

-

-

~21°

Signal envelope

-

-

4.5 × 10−6 [m2/s]

9.6 × 10−10 [1/s]

-

-

Small-scale gravitational flows after PDC1

Detected

Detected

-

Detected

Not detected

-

Precursory phase before PDC2

Detected

No data

Detected

Detected

Not detected

-

Steam explosions at sea after PDC2

Detected

No data

Not detected

Not detected

Detected

-