On the interpretation of gravity variations in the presence of active hydrothermal system: Insights from the Nisyros Caldera, Greece

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Gottsmann, J ^a   Rymer, H ^b   Wooler, L K ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DEGASSING; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

GRAVITY VARIATIONS; GREECE; HYDROTHERMAL AQUIFER; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS; MICROGRAVITY SURVEYS; SHORT-TERM RESIDUAL GRAVITY CHANGES;

HYDROGEOLOGY;

GRAVITY ANOMALY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MAGMATISM;

DODECANESE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; NISYROS; SOUTHERN AEGEAN; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 31544450699     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL024061     Document Type: Article

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