Deformation studies at Furnas and Sete Cidades Volcanoes (São Miguel Island, Azores). Velocities and further investigations

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 952-956

  Trota, A ^a   Houlie N ^b,e   Briole, P ^b   Gaspar, J L ^a   Sigmundsson, F ^c   Feigl, K L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Azores; Geodesy; Geodynamic; GPS; Volcanology

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GEODESY; GEODYNAMICS; GPS; SEISMOTECTONICS; VOLCANOLOGY;

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

EID: 33746164725     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03039.x     Document Type: Article

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