Villarrica volcano (Chile): Characteristics of the volcanic tremor and forecasting of small explosions by means of a material failure method

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 128, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 247-259

  Ortiz, R ^a   Moreno, H ^b   Garcia A ^a   Fuentealba, G ^b   Astiz, M ^c   Pena, P ^b   Sanchez N ^a   Tarraga M ^c  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b Servicio Nac de Geol/Mineria   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eruption forecasting; Material failure forecast method; Rectified diffusion; Villarrica volcano; Volcanic tremor

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIONS; FREQUENCIES; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; TECTONICS;

LAVA LAKES; MATERIAL FAILURE; TREMORS;

VOLCANOES;

EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; FORECASTING METHOD; VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKE;

CHILE; VILLARRICA VOLCANO;

EID: 0344121682     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(03)00258-0     Document Type: Article

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