Seismic phenomena associated with the 1996 Vatnajökull eruption, central Iceland

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 169-187

  Konstantinou, K I ^a   Nolet, G ^b   Morgan, W J ^b   Allen, R M ^b   Pritchard, M J ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyke injection; Low frequency events; Mixed frequency events; Non double couple event; Vatnaj kull glacier; Volcanic tremor

Indexed keywords

GLACIER; SEISMICITY; VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ICELAND;

EID: 0033742271     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(00)00187-6     Document Type: Article

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