The Laki (Skaftár Fires) and Grímsvötn eruptions in 1783-1785

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 233-263

  Thordarson, Th ^a   Self, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

1783; basalt; Fissure eruption; Iceland; Laki; lava; lava fountains

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION; FISSURE ERUPTION; GRIMSVOTN ERUPTIONS 1783- 1785; LAKI ERUPTION 1783; TEPHRA STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANO;

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EID: 0027388541     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00624353     Document Type: Article

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