Identifying volcanic regimes using Hidden Markov Models

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 921-942

  Bebbington, Mark S ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Flank eruptions; Mount Etna Volcano; Statistical methods; Viterbi Algorithm; Volcanic activity

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; MARKOV CHAIN; NUMERICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOLCANISM;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 35348861830     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03559.x     Document Type: Article

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