Recent seismovolcanic crisis in northern Afar, Ethiopia

Eos

Volumn 87, Issue 33, 2006, Pages 325-329

  Yirgu, Gezahegn ^a   Ayele, Atalay ^a   Ayalew, Dereje ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEISMOLOGY; VOLCANOLOGY;

AFAR; AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34447647516     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006eo330001     Document Type: Article

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