Formation and development of normal-fault calderas and the initiation of large explosive eruptions

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 160-170

  Gudmundsson, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Calderas; Collapse calderas; Explosive eruptions; Explosive volcanism; Fault slip; Normal fault; Ring faults; Volcanic eruption

Indexed keywords

CALDERA; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; NORMAL FAULT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 0032457090     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004450050224     Document Type: Article

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