Net gravity decrease at Askja volcano, Iceland: Constraints on processes responsible for continuous caldera deflation, 1988-2003

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 139, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 227-239

  de Zeeuw van Dalfsen, Elske ^a   Rymer, Hazel ^a   Sigmundsson, Freysteinn ^b   Sturkell, Erik ^c  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c ICELANDIC METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Askja; Caldera unrest; Deformation; Magma drainage; Microgravity

Indexed keywords

COOLING; DEFORMATION; DRAINAGE; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TECTONICS;

CRUSTS; MAGMAS; MICROGRAVITY;

VOLCANOES;

CALDERA; DEFLATION; DEFORMATION; MAGMA; VOLCANO;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; ASKJA; ICELAND; WORLD;

EID: 10844278902     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.08.008     Document Type: Article

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