Lava tube morphology on Etna and evidence for lava flow emplacement mechanisms

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 90, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 263-280

  Calvari, Sonia ^a,b   Pinkerton, Harry ^b  

^a Ist Internazionale di Vulcanologia   (Italy)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flow inflation; Lava flow; Lava tube; Tube coalescence

Indexed keywords

EMPLACEMENT; LAVA FLOW; LAVA TUBE;

ITALY;

EID: 0032727458     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(99)00024-4     Document Type: Article

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