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Lahar events in the last 2000 years from Vesuvius eruptions – Part 2: Formulation and validation of a computational model based on a shallow layer approach
Mattia de' Michieli Vitturi
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Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, 56125, Italy
Antonio Costa
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Bologna, Bologna, 40128, Italy
Mauro A. Di Vito
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Osservatorio Vesuviano, Naples, 80124, Italy
Laura Sandri
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Bologna, Bologna, 40128, Italy
Domenico M. Doronzo
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Osservatorio Vesuviano, Naples, 80124, Italy
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Short summary
We present a numerical model for lahars generated by the mobilization of tephra deposits from a reference size eruption at Somma–Vesuvius. The paper presents the model (pyhsics and numerics) and a sensitivity analysis of the processes modelled, numerical schemes, and grid resolution. This work provides the basis for application to hazard quantification for lahars in the Vesuvius area. To this end, we rely on results of the two companion papers (Part 1 on field data, Part 3 on hazard maps).
We present a numerical model for lahars generated by the mobilization of tephra deposits from a...
