The 1969 subglacial eruption on Deception Island (Antarctica): Events and processes during an eruption beneath a thin glacier and implications for volcanic hazards

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 202, Issue , 2002, Pages 59-79

  Smellie, J L ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; FLUID DYNAMICS; GLACIER; MELTWATER; THERMODYNAMICS; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0037004831     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2002.202.01.04     Document Type: Article

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