Control of the aspect ratio of the chamber roof on caldera formation during silicic eruptions

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 22, 2007, Pages

  Scandone, R ^a   Acocella, V ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; FRACTURE; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

CALDERA FORMATION; CHAMBER ROOF; DEPRESSURIZATION; ERUPTION;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CALDERA; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; MAGMA CHAMBER; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 38949150380     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL032059     Document Type: Article

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