The crustal structure of El Hierro (Canary Islands) from 3-D gravity inversion

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 150, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 283-299

  Montesinos, Fuensanta Gonzales ^a   Arnoso, J ^a   Benavent, M ^a   Vieira, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; Genetic algorithm; Gravity anomalies; Inverse problem; Landslides

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GEOLOGY; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LANDSLIDES; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; VOLCANOES;

COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAVITY ANOMALIES; GRAVITY FIELD SOURCES; GRAVITY INVERSION; LEAST SQUARE TECHNIQUE; VOLCANIC STRUCTURE;

GEOPHYSICS;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAVITY SURVEY; VOLCANO;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; HIERRO; MACARONESIA; SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE [(PRV) CANARY ISLANDS]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 31744448825     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2005.07.018     Document Type: Article

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