Subsidence of ash-flow calderas: Relation to caldera size and magma-chamber geometry

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 198-218

  Lipman, P W ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ash flow tuff; Caldera geometry; Caldera subsidence; Volcanoes

Indexed keywords

CALDERA; MAGMA CHAMBER; SUBSIDENCE; TUFF; VOLCANO;

EID: 0031408130     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004450050186     Document Type: Article

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