@article{fdi:010068208, title = {{M}ass budget partitioning during explosive eruptions : insights from the 2006 paroxysm of {T}ungurahua volcano, {E}cuador}, author = {{B}ernard, {J}. and {E}ychenne, {J}. and {L}e {P}ennec, {J}ean-{L}uc and {N}arvaez, {D}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{H}ow and how much the mass of juvenile magma is split between vent-derived tephra, {PDC} deposits and lavas (i.e., mass partition) is related to eruption dynamics and style. {E}stimating such mass partitioning budgets may reveal important for hazard evaluation purposes. {W}e calculated the volume of each product emplaced during the {A}ugust 2006 paroxysmal eruption of {T}ungurahua volcano ({E}cuador) and converted it into masses using high-resolution grainsize, componentry and density data. {T}his data set is one of the first complete descriptions of mass partitioning associated with a {VEI} 3 andesitic event. {T}he scoria fall deposit, near-vent agglutinate and lava flow include 28, 16 and 12 wt. % of the erupted juvenile mass, respectively. {M}uch (44 wt. %) of the juvenile material fed {P}yroclastic {D}ensity {C}urrents (i.e., dense flows, dilute surges and co-{PDC} plumes), highlighting that tephra fall deposits do not depict adequately the size and fragmentation processes of moderate {PDC}-forming event. {T}he main parameters controlling the mass partitioning are the type of magmatic fragmentation, conditions of magma ascent, and crater area topography. {C}omparisons of our data set with other {PDC}-forming eruptions of different style and magma composition suggest that moderate andesitic eruptions are more prone to produce {PDC}s, in proportions, than any other eruption type. {T}his finding may be explained by the relatively low magmatic fragmentation efficiency of moderate andesitic eruptions. {T}hese mass partitioning data reveal important trends that may be critical for hazard assessment, notably at frequently active andesitic edifices.}, keywords = {mass partitioning ; eruptive budgets ; intermediate andesitic explosive ; eruptions ; volume-to-mass conversion ; eruption size ; {T}ungurahua volcano ; {EQUATEUR} ; {TUNGURAHUA} {VOLCAN}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{G}eochemistry {G}eophysics {G}eosystems}, volume = {17}, numero = {8}, pages = {3224--3240}, ISSN = {1525-2027}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.1002/2016gc006431}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068208}, }