On the dynamical behaviour of low-frequency earthquake swarms prior to a dome collapse of Soufrière Hill volcano, Montserrat

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Hammer, C ^a   Neuberg, J W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOME COLLAPSE; DYNAMICAL BEHAVIOURS; GROUND DEFORMATIONS; LOW FREQUENCY; LOW-FREQUENCY EARTHQUAKES; MATERIAL FAILURES;

DOMES; VOLCANOES;

EARTHQUAKES;

COLLAPSE; DEFORMATION; DOME; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; EARTHQUAKE SWARM; MAGMA;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; MONTSERRAT; SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO;

EID: 66949179061     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL036837     Document Type: Article

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