10,000 Years of explosive eruptions of Merapi Volcano, Central Java: Archaeological and modern implications

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 9-50

  Newhall, C G ^a   Bronto, S ^b   Alloway, B ^c,g   Banks, N G ^a   Bahar, I ^b   Del Marmol, M A ^d   Hadisantono, R D ^b   Holcomb, R T ^a   McGeehin, J ^a   Miksic, J N ^e,h   Rubin, M ^a   Sayudi, S D ^b   Sukhyar, R ^b   Andreastuti, S ^b   Tilling, R I ^a   Torley, R ^a,f   Trimble, D ^a   Wirakusumah, A D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi   (Indonesia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^g GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^h NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Eruptions; Merapi Volcano; Radiocarbon dating

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; HOLOCENE; STRATOVOLCANO; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

INDONESIA;

EID: 6744266654     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(00)00132-3     Document Type: Article

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