Effects of internal rheology and surface cooling on the emplacement of lava flows

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1-16

  Lyman, Aaron W ^a   Kerr, R C ^a   Griffiths, R W ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; EMPLACEMENT; LAVA FLOW; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 26844489616     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003643     Document Type: Article

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