Did melting glaciers cause volcanic eruptions in eastern California? Probing the mechanics of dike formation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 9, 2004, Pages

  Jellinek, A Mark ^a   Manga, Michael ^b   Saar, Martin O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustal rheology; Dike formation; Eruption frequency; Glacial forcing; Volcanic eruption

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; DIKE; RHEOLOGY; TRIGGER MECHANISM; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 10044242747     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB002978     Document Type: Article

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