Seismic pattern recognition techniques to predict large eruptions at the Popocatépetl, Mexico, volcano

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 176, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 583-590

  Novelo Casanova, D A ^a   Valdes Gonzalez C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Mexico; pattern recognition; Popocat petl volcano; volcano eruption prediction

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; ERRORS; FEATURE EXTRACTION; FORECASTING; LANDFORMS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PLANNING; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SEISMOLOGY; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; VOLCANOES; WINDOWS;

CIVIL PROTECTION; DEPTH DISTRIBUTIONS; ERUPTIVE EVENTS; FALSE ALARMS; MEXICO; MICRO-EARTHQUAKES; PATTERN RECOGNITION TECHNIQUES; SEISMIC EVENTS; SEISMIC NETWORKS; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES; VOLCANO ERUPTION PREDICTION;

ALARM SYSTEMS;

ALGORITHM; CRATER; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; MICROEARTHQUAKE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PREDICTION; SEISMICITY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; POPOCATEPETL; PUEBLA [MEXICO];

EID: 52749095656     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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