The structure and formation of mud volcano summit calderas

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 769-780

  Evans, Robert J ^a,b   Stewart, Simon A ^b   Davies, Richard J ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALDERA; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; MODELING; MUD VOLCANO; SUBMARINE VOLCANO; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM; VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSIT; VOLCANOLOGY;

CASPIAN BASIN; EURASIA;

EID: 48249115621     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492007-118     Document Type: Article

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