An analysis of the morphological, geological and structural features of Teide stratovolcano, Tenerife

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 181, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 89-105

  del Potro, Rodrigo ^a,b   Pinkerton, Harry ^a   Hürlimann, Marcel ^c  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Teide; Tenerife; volcanic evolution; volcaniclastic deposits

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; STABILITY; VOLCANOES;

DIGITAL ELEVATION DATUM; EXPLOSIVE ACTIVITIES; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; FLANK COLLAPSE; GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS; HAZARD MITIGATIONS; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATIONS; LAVA FLOWS; MODELLING STUDIES; MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES; PYROCLASTIC DENSITY CURRENTS; STRATOVOLCANO; STRUCTURAL FEATURES; STRUCTURAL STABILITIES; TEIDE; TENERIFE; VOLCANIC EVOLUTION; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSITS; WATER INTERACTIONS;

BUILDINGS;

EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GIS; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; LAVA DOME; LAVA FLOW; MORPHOGENESIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; STRATOVOLCANO; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT; VOLCANOLOGY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE [(PRV) CANARY ISLANDS]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TEIDE; TENERIFE;

EID: 60749122542     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.12.013     Document Type: Article

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