The vulnerability of Canada to volcanic hazards

Natural Hazards

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 563-589

  Stasiuk, Mark V ^a   Hickson, Catherine J ^a   Mulder, Taimi ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Earthquake; Eruption; Hazard; Monitoring; Volcano; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NATURAL HAZARD; VOLCANO;

CANADA;

HYPSYPOPS RUBICUNDUS;

EID: 0038667911     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022954829974     Document Type: Article

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