Exploding lakes in Vanuatu - "Surtseyan-style" eruptions witnessed on Ambae Island

Episodes

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 87-92

  Németh, Károly ^a   Cronin, Shane J ^a   Charley, Douglas ^b   Harrison, Morris ^b   Garae, Esline ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Department of Geology Mines and Water Resources ^*  (Vanuatu)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER LAKE; LAHAR; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

AOBA; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; VANUATU;

EID: 33746575656     PISSN: 07053797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18814/epiiugs/2006/v29i2/002     Document Type: Article

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