Submarine deposition of volcaniclastic material from the 1995-2005 eruptions of Soufrière Hills volcano, Montserrat

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 171-182

  le Friant, A ^a   Deplus, C ^a   Boudon, G ^a   Sparks, R S J ^b   Trofimovs, J ^c   Talling, P ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOME; EMPLACEMENT; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; SEAFLOOR; SUBMARINE VOLCANO; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

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

EID: 69249186417     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492008-047     Document Type: Article

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