The control of chamber geometry on triggering volcanic eruptions

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 151, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 155-166

  Woods, Andrew W ^a   Pyle, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emplacement; Eruptions; Magma chambers

Indexed keywords

MAGMA CHAMBER; TRIGGER MECHANISM; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 0031431614     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(97)81845-6     Document Type: Article

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