Volcanic history of El Chichon Volcano (Chiapas, Mexico) during the Holocene, and its impact on human activity

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 90-104

  Espindola J M ^a   Macias J L ^a   Tilling, R I ^b   Sheridan, M F ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

El Chichon, Mexico; Evolution; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

ASH FLOW; HOLOCENE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PYROCLASTIC SURGE; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

MEXICO;

EID: 0342656678     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004459900064     Document Type: Article

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