3 Katla: Tephrochronology and Eruption History

Developments in Quaternary Science

Volumn 13, Issue , 2010, Pages 23-49

  Larsen, Gudrún ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Hydromagmatic eruptions; J kulhlaups; Katla; Tephra; Tephrochronology

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349175344     PISSN: 15710866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1571-0866(09)01303-7     Document Type: Review

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