Evidence of explosive seafloor volcanic activity from the Walvis Ridge, South Atlantic Ocean

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Haxel, Joe H ^a   Dziak, R P ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; HYDROPHONES; SEISMOLOGY; TECTONICS; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS; UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT; UNDERWATER EXPLOSIONS;

MAGMATIC ACTIVITY; SEAFLOOR VOLCANIC ACTIVITY; UNDERWATER HYDROPHONES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; HYDROPHONE; MONITORING SYSTEM; SUBMARINE VOLCANO;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 24944568386     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023205     Document Type: Article

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