Seasonality of volcanic eruptions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Mason, B G ^a   Pyle, D M ^a   Dade, W B ^a   Jupp, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Earth's shape; Mass redistribution; Periodicity volcano

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; SEASONALITY; SURFACE WATER; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; WATER MASS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC RIM;

EID: 3242786430     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JB002293     Document Type: Article

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