Multiple volcano deformation sources in a post-rifting period: 1989-2005 behaviour of Krafla, Iceland constrained by levelling, tilt and GPS observations

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 405-417

  Sturkell, Erik ^a   Sigmundsson, Freysteinn ^a   Geirsson, Halldór ^b   Ólafsson, Halldór ^a   Theodórsson, Theodór ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b ICELANDIC METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE   (Iceland)

^c Landsvirkjun   (Iceland)

Author keywords

geothermal; GPS; Krafla caldera; levelling; magma chamber; plate boundary; subsidence; tilt

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GEODETIC SATELLITES; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; LANDFORMS; SATELLITE NAVIGATION AIDS; SUBSIDENCE; VOLCANOES;

GEOTHERMAL; GPS; KRAFLA CALDERA; LEVELLING; MAGMA CHAMBER; PLATE BOUNDARY; TILT;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

ACCUMULATION RATE; CALDERA; DEFORMATION; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GPS; LEVELING; MAGMA CHAMBER; PLATE BOUNDARY; RIFTING; SUBSIDENCE; VOLCANOLOGY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ICELAND; KRAFLA; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 54049120168     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.06.013     Document Type: Article

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