Center of the Iceland hotspot experiences volcanic unrest

Eos

Volumn 78, Issue 35, 1997, Pages

  Einarsson, Páll ^a   Brandsdóttir, Bryndís ^a   Gudmundsson, Magnús Tumi ^a   Björnsson, Helgi ^a   Grönvold, Karl ^b   Sigmundsson, Freysteinn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOTSPOT; SEISMICITY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

ICELAND, BARDABUNGA VOLCANO; ICELAND, GRIMSVOTN VOLCANO; ICELAND, VATNAJOKULL;

EID: 0031458402     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97EO00237     Document Type: Article

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