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A database of pyroclastic density current deposit characteristics compiled from a literature review (PDCD-Dat v.2026)

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British Geological Survey (BGS)
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28 August 2026
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Summary

A database of pyroclastic density current deposit characteristics. The database includes both quantitative datasets (e.g., grain size, density, bedform dimensions, thickness) and qualitative descriptors (e.g., sedimentary structures, lithofacies). PDCD-DAT includes data from 85 source publications, covering 97 eruptions or eruptive phases, and 214 individual depositional units from 55 globally distributed volcanoes. Eruptions recorded in the database range from VEI 1-8. A website is currently being built which will host the searchable database, https://flowdat.org/pdcd-dat

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Citation Information - Digital Object Identifier (DOI) 28/8/2026
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Date added
26 August 2026
Harvest GUID
4c43663f-639c-71c3-e063-3050940a4347
Dataset reference date (creation)
2026-03-04
Frequency of update
notApplicable
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The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
Responsible party
University of Edinburgh (originator); University of South Florida (originator); University of Oregon (originator); University of Hull (originator); US Geological Survey (originator); Boise State University (originator); Sheffield Hallam University (originator); University of British Columbia (originator); Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich (originator); Massey University (originator); University of Bristol (originator); British Geological Survey (distributor, pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
nonGeographicDataset
Metadata language
eng

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