La réunion: An example of channeled hot spot plume

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 184, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-13

  Lénat, Jean François ^a   Merle, Olivier ^a   Lespagnol, Ludovic ^a  

^a Universite Blaise Pascal   (France)

Author keywords

analogue modeling; deformation; faults; hotspot; La R union; volcanism

Indexed keywords

ANALOGUE MODELING; FAULTS; HOTSPOT; INDIAN OCEAN; MAGMATIC ACTIVITY; MAGNETIC DATA; MANTLE PLUME; OCEANIC CRUST; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; SURFACE FEATURE; TRANSFORM FAULT; VOLCANIC SYSTEMS; VOLCANISM;

BATHYMETRY; DEFORMATION; LANTHANUM; OCEAN ENGINEERING; OCEANOGRAPHY; THERMAL PLUMES;

RHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

ANALOG MODEL; BATHYMETRY; DEFORMATION; HOT SPOT; MANTLE PLUME; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; TRANSFORM FAULT; VOLCANISM;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; REUNION;

EID: 67349140925     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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