How local stress fields prevent volcanic eruptions

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 158, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 257-268

  Gudmundsson, Agust ^a   Philipp, Sonja L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

composite volcanoes; dikes; ocean crust; stress fields; tilted lavas; volcanic risk

Indexed keywords

LEVEES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMOLOGY; STRESSES; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

DIKE PROPAGATION; MAGMA CHAMBER; STRESS FIELD; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

VOLCANOES;

DIKE SWARM; LAVA FLOW; MAGMA CHAMBER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PAHOEHOE; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; RIFT ZONE; STRATOVOLCANO; STRESS FIELD; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ARCTIC; ICELAND;

EID: 33750324792     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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