The study of volcanoes, or Volcanology, includes many odd terms. How many of these do you know?
The term nu�e ardente, or "glowing cloud" was first used by La Croix (1904) in his description of the volcanic flows he observed in the 1902 eruption of Mt Pel�e, a historically active volcano on the island of Martinique.
There are many different types of volcanic eruptions and landforms. They can be classified according to the degree of "explosiveness" and the height of the eruption column:
Investigate each type by
clicking on a picture
created by Lorrie Lava, [email protected]
Volcanic Studies, Big University
last modified: April 1, 1995
URL: http://www.bigu.edu/web/term.htm