The Effects of Unsteady Effusion Rates on Lava Flow Emplacement

This dataset consists of observations from 150 lava flow simulation experiments performed to understand lava flow propagation. The crux of the dataset is two spreadsheets detailing the calculation, observations, and data visualizations from this experimental dataset. Also included are photographs from these experiments taken at the conclusion of each experimental run. Project: The effects of unsteady effusion rates on lava flow emplacement: insights from laboratory analogue experiments The data was collected by performing experiments to simulate lava flow emplacement using polyethylene glycol (PEG) 600 wax in the Volcano Lab at Arizona State University. This methodology has previously been documented in Fink and Griffiths [1990], Gregg and Fink [1996], and more recently with methods similar to ours in Rader et al. [2017]. The experiments were produced by erupting PEG 600 wax into a chilled water bath via a peristaltic pump. Experiments were measured, characterized, and photographed and/or recorded. Experiments were photographed and recorded using a Nikon digital camera.