Numerical Simulations of Block-and-Ash Flows Using the Titan2D Flow Model: Examples from the 2006 Eruption of Merapi Volcano, Java, Indonesia
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2009
Keywords
numerical modelling, Titan2D, block-and-ash flow, hazard assessment, Merapi
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-009-0299-1
Abstract
We present Titan2D simulations of two well-characterized block-and-ash flow (BAF) events of the 2006 eruption of Merapi (Java, Indonesia) that affected the Gendol valley on the volcano’s southern flank and adjacent, densely populated interfluve (non-valley) areas: (1) a single dome-collapse event to the south that generated one of the smaller, post-June 14 flows and (2) a sustained, multiple dome-collapse event, also directed to the south, that produced the largest flows of the 2006 eruption emplaced in the afternoon of June 14. Using spatially varying bed friction angles, Titan2D is capable of reproducing the paths, velocities, runout distance, areas covered and deposited volumes of these flows over highly complex topography. The model results provide the basis for estimating the areas and levels of hazards associated with BAFs generated during relatively short as well as prolonged dome-collapse periods and guidance during future eruptive crises at Merapi.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Bulletin of Volcanology, v. 71, issue 8, p. 953-959
Scholar Commons Citation
Charbonnier, Sylvain J. and Gertisser, R., "Numerical Simulations of Block-and-Ash Flows Using the Titan2D Flow Model: Examples from the 2006 Eruption of Merapi Volcano, Java, Indonesia" (2009). School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications. 610.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/geo_facpub/610
