Volcano hazards and potential risks on St. Paul Island, Pribilof Islands, Bering Sea, Alaska

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 182, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 57-66

  Feeley, T C ^a   Winer, G S ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; basalt; Bering Sea; island; volcanic features; volcano hazards

Indexed keywords

ALASKA; BERING SEA; ISLAND; VOLCANIC FEATURES; VOLCANO HAZARDS;

BASALT; COASTAL ZONES; FALLOUT; HAZARDS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

VOLCANOES;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEFORMATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LAVA FLOW; PAHOEHOE; PHREATOMAGMATISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEISMICITY; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ALASKA; BERING SEA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PRIBILOF ISLANDS; SAINT PAUL ISLAND [PRIBILOF ISLANDS]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63749131854     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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