Local stresses, dyke arrest and surface deformation in volcanic edifices and rift zones

Annals of Geophysics

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1433-1454

  Gudmundsson, Agust ^a   Brenner, Sonja L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Crustal layering; Crustal stresses; Dyke arrest; Dyke injection; Surface deformation; Volcanic hazard

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DIKE SWARM; EMPLACEMENT; RIFT ZONE; STRESS FIELD; VOLCANISM;

EID: 12844281865     PISSN: 15935213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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