Mars: Review and analysis of volcanic eruption theory and relationships to observed landforms

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 221-263

  Wilson, Lionel ^a   Head, James W ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY FORCE; CONVECTIVE MOTION; CRYSTAL SETTLING; GRAVITY; HAWAIIAN ERUPTION; LAVA FLOW; PLINIAN ERUPTION; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; STROMBOLIAN ERUPTION; VOLCANIC ERUPTION THEORY; VOLCANISM;

MARS;

EID: 0028565249     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: 19449208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/94RG01113     Document Type: Review

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