Voluminous lava flows at Oldoinyo Lengai in 2006: Chronology of events and insights into the shallow magmatic system

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1069-1086

  Kervyn, Matthieu ^a   Ernst, Gerald G J ^a   Klaudius, Jurgis ^b   Keller, Jörg ^b   Kervyn, François ^c   Mattsson, Hannes B ^d   Belton, Frederic ^e   Mbede, Evelyne ^f   Jacobs, Patric ^a,g  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^f MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Collapse pit; Hornito collapse; Lava flow; MODLEN; Oldoinyo Lengai

Indexed keywords

CRATER; EMPLACEMENT; LAVA FLOW; MAGMATISM; MODIS; PAHOEHOE; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; OLDOINYO LENGAI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 50249086392     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-007-0190-x     Document Type: Article

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