Analysis of vesicular basalts and lava emplacement processes for application as a paleobarometer/paleoaltimeter

Journal of Geology

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 671-685

  Sahagian, Dork L ^a   Proussevitch, Alexander A ^a   Carlson, William D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; ELEVATION; EMPLACEMENT; LAVA FLOW; METHODOLOGY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; UPLIFT; VESICLE;

EID: 0036994373     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/342627     Document Type: Article

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