The dynamics and stability of thin liquid films have fascinated scientists over many decades:
the observations of regular wave patterns in film flows down a windowpane or along …

Lava flows are gravity currents of partially molten rock that cool as they flow, in some cases
melting the surface over which they flow but in all cases gradually solidifying until they come …

Presenting current knowledge in the field of mudflows, this book includes both rheological
mudflow aspects, and information on mudflow characteristics in open channels. It includes …

Inflated pahoehoe sheet flows have a distinctive horizontal upper surface, which can be
several hundred meters across, and are bounded by steep monoclinal uplifts. The inflated …

The ubiquity of dykes in the Earth's crust is evidence that the transport of magma by fluid‐
induced fracture of the lithosphere is an important phenomenon. Magma fracture transports …

Monogenetic basaltic volcanoes are the most common volcanic landforms on the continents.
They encompass a range of morphologies from small pyroclastic constructs to larger shields …

The mid-ocean ridge (MOR) is the largest, most continuous volcanic system on Earth, yet we
have directly observed, mapped or sampled less than one percent of its total surface area …

Gravity currents, driven by horizontal differences in buoyancy, play a central role in fluid
mechanics, with numerous important natural and industrial applications. The first …

Samples collected from a lava channel active at Kīlauea Volcano during May 1997 are used
to constrain rates of lava cooling and crystallization during early stages of flow. Lava erupted …

Factors which control lava flow length are still not fully understood. The assumption that flow
length as mainly influenced by viscosity was contested by Walker (1973) who proposed that …