Precursory seismicity associated with frequent, large ice avalanches on Iliamna volcano, Alaska, USA

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 53, Issue 180, 2007, Pages 128-140

  Caplan Auerbach, Jacqueline ^a   Huggel, Christian ^b  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; FAILURE MECHANISM; GLACIER; GROUND MOTION; ICE MOVEMENT; ROCK AVALANCHE; SEISMICITY; SEISMOLOGY; SLIP; VOLCANO; WARNING SYSTEM;

ALASKA; ILIAMNA VOLCANO; KENAI PENINSULA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247185436     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756507781833866     Document Type: Article

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