Experimental analysis of Taylor bubble regimes using kymography: a tool for understanding bubble ascent dynamics in open-vent volcanic conduits

Calleja, Hannah; Breard, Eric C. P.; Pering, Tom D.; Kirstein, Linda A.; Butler, Ian B.; Fitton, J. Godfrey

doi:10.5194/gi-15-141-2026

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Experimental analysis of Taylor bubble regimes using kymography: a tool for understanding bubble ascent dynamics in open-vent volcanic conduits

Hannah Calleja, Eric C. P. Breard, Tom D. Pering, Linda A. Kirstein, Ian B. Butler, and J. Godfrey Fitton

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