Evidence for gas and magmatic sources beneath the Yellowstone volcanic field from seismic tomographic imaging

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 131, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 397-410

  Husen, Stephan ^a   Smith, Robert B ^a   Waite, Gregory P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D velocity structure; Carbon dioxide; Magma chambers; Seismic tomography; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; SEISMOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

MAGMA FLOWS; SEISMIC NETWORKS;

VOLCANOES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CRYSTALLIZATION; EARTHQUAKE SWARM; MAGMA CHAMBER; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; VOLCANIC GAS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 1442264941     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(03)00416-5     Document Type: Article

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