The Ischia debris avalanche: First clear submarine evidence in the Mediterranean of a volcanic island prehistorical collapse

Terra Nova

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 202-209

  Chiocci, Francesco Latino ^a   de Alteriis, Giovanni ^b,c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c GeoLab Marine Surveys   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAPSE STRUCTURE; DEBRIS AVALANCHE; PREHISTORIC; UPLIFT; VOLCANIC ISLAND;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; EURASIA; EUROPE; ISCHIA; ITALY; NAPOLI [CAMPANIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33744830902     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2006.00680.x     Document Type: Article

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