Mechanical instability quantification of slopes at Cofre de Perote volcano, eastern Mexico

Boletin de la Sociedad Geologica Mexicana

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187-201

  Castellón, Rodolfo Diaz ^a   Núñez, Gerardo Carrasco ^a   Álvarez Manilla Aceves, Alfonso ^a,b  

^a CENTRO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cofre de Perote; Inactive volcanoes; Quantitative assessment; Volcanic instability

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349422431     PISSN: 14053322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18268/bsgm2008v60n2a4     Document Type: Article

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