The most important characteristic of a Pelean eruption is the presence of a glowing avalanche of hot volcanic ash - or a pyoclastic flow. Gas, dust and lava fragments are blown out of a volcano's central crater. This travels down the side of the volcano at speeds in excess of 150 kilometers per hour
Pelean eruptions are most commonly seen at stratovolcanoes, which can also be called composite volcanoes.
pyroclastic flow
No. Mount Pelee is most famous for its Pelean style eruptions.
Pelean
The most important characteristic of a Pelean eruption is the presence of a glowing avalanche of hot volcanic ash - or a pyoclastic flow. Gas, dust and lava fragments are blown out of a volcano's central crater. This travels down the side of the volcano at speeds in excess of 150 kilometers per hour
A pyroclastic eruption, involving a viscous magma, typically of rhyolitic or andesitic type. An ignimbrite is the deposit of a pyroclastic density current, or pyroclastic flow.
Pelean can have two meanings. In Spanish it translates as "they fight." Pelean is also a kind of volcanic eruption that features large avalanches of superheated ash, rock, and gas called pyroclastic flows.
Pelean eruptions are most commonly seen at stratovolcanoes, which can also be called composite volcanoes.
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pyroclastic flow
No. Mount Pelee is most famous for its Pelean style eruptions.
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Both the Pelean and Plinian eruptions are violent, and the Plinian (such as Vesuvius) are the most spectacular type. More specifically, there is a designation "ultra-Plinian" to describe highly explosive eruptions such as Kratatoa. The type of eruption that is most violent is when lava, ash and other materials are hurled into the air.
Plinian and Pelean eruptions poth commonly produce pyroclastic flows. However, such flows can also occur with Vulcanian eruptions.