earth science

A periodic weak to violent eruption characterized by fountain lava.

• Phreatic

• Strombolian

• Plinian

• Vulcanian

It is a violet eruption due to the contact between water and magma.

• Phreatic

• Phreatomagmatic

• Plinian

• Vulcanian

An excessively explosive type of eruption of gas and pyroclastics.

• Phreatic

• Phreatomagmatic

• Plinian

• Vulcanian

A stream-driven eruption as the hot rocks come in contact with water. 

• Phreatic

• Phreatomagmatic

• Plinian

• Vulcanian

Characterized by tall eruption columns that reach up to 20km high with  pyroclastic  flow and ashfall tephra.

• Phreatic

• Phreatomagmatic

• Plinian

• Vulcanian