Exploring links between physical and probabilistic models of volcanic eruptions: The Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 2003, Pages

  Connor, C B ^a   Sparks, R S J ^b   Mason, R M ^b   Bonadonna, C ^b   Young, S R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; VOLCANOES; GAS PERMEABILITY;

VOLCANIC ERUPTION FORECASTS; COMPETING PROCESS; DIFFERENT TIME SCALE; PROBABILISTIC METHODS; PROBABILISTIC MODELS; PROBABILITY MODELING; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS; VOLCANO ERUPTIONS; VULCANIAN EXPLOSIONS;

GEOPHYSICS; VOLCANOES;

HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

MONTSERRAT; SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO;

EID: 0141514717     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL017384     Document Type: Article

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