Chaos hides and generates order: An application to forecasting the next eruption of Vesuvius

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 79, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 139-148

  Palumbo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Extreme events forecasting; Large volcanic eruptions; Long term prediction; Vesuvius

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; HAZARD PREDICTION; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ITALY, CAMPANIA, VESUVIUS;

EID: 0031430371     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(97)00029-2     Document Type: Article

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