The impact of the 1996 subglacial volcanic eruption in Vatnajokull on the river Jokulsa a Fjollum, North Iceland

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 92, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 359-372

  Kristmannsdóttir, Hrefna ^a   Björnsson, Axel ^b   Pálsson, Svanur ^a   Sveinbjörnsdóttir, Árny E ^c  

^a National Energy Authority Reykjavik   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Jokulhlaup; Subglacial volcanic eruption; Vatnajokull glacier

Indexed keywords

JOKULHLAUP; MELTWATER; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ICELAND; VATNAJOKULL;

EID: 0343114292     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(99)00056-6     Document Type: Article

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