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Table 2 Evaluation of models against Vm and Vt. Models are evaluated using a ratio of model volume/control volume for complete samples, primary blasts, secondary blasts and final craters. Variation is the coefficient of variation, which is the ratio of the standard deviation to the mean value. Models that produce a ratio of modeled to control volume that are closer to one and that have lower variation are considered more successful. Proximal volumes are only calculated by models as a component of Vt and are therefore not presented separately

From: Application of tephra volume models to ejecta volumes from subsurface explosion experiments

 

IncT

Exp

PL

W

LRM

Cv

All deposits (17)

      

  Vm

-

1.01

1.84

0.41

1.27

-

 Range

-

1.68

10.76

1.23

2.13

-

 Variation

-

0.70

1.34

0.60

0.63

-

  Vt

1.11

0.85

0.38

0.40

0.53

1.62

 Range

7.40

2.45

1.00

1.31

0.53

0.55

 Variation

1.48

0.80

1.03

0.74

0.49

0.58

Primary (9)

      

  Vt

0.97

0.71

0.46

0.43

0.65

1.21

 Range

1.86

0.86

0.94

0.37

0.67

2.20

 Variation

0.66

0.21

0.66

0.31

0.35

0.62

Secondary (8)

      

  Vt

1.60

1.15

0.36

0.42

0.35

2.22

 Range

7.78

2.45

1.47

1.37

0.93

2.23

 Variation

1.74

0.92

0.82

1.12

0.77

0.46

Series (4)

      

  Vs

0.45

0.52

0.32

0.30

0.49

1.52

 Range

0.32

0.42

0.76

0.42

0.69

0.95

 Variation

0.40

0.36

1.06

0.57

0.25

0.46