Gravity anomalies and crustal signature of volcano-tectonic structures of Pico Island (Azores)

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 156, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 55-70

  Nunes, João C ^a   Camacho, Antonio ^b   França, Zilda ^a   Montesinos, Fuensanta G ^b   Alves, Madalena ^a   Vieira, Ricardo ^b   Velez, Emilio ^b   Ortiz, Ester ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

active volcano; deep structures; gravity measurements; magma reservoir; Pico Island

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; VOLCANOES;

ACTIVE VOLCANO; AZORES; MAGMA RESERVOIR; STRATOVOLCANO; VOLCANO-TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

TECTONICS;

GRAVIMETRY; GRAVITY ANOMALY; MAGMA CHAMBER; STRATOVOLCANO; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; VOLCANOLOGY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; AZORES; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745887905     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.03.023     Document Type: Article

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