How mechanical layering affects local stresses, unrests, and eruptions of volcanoes

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 16, 2004, Pages

  Gudmundsson, Agust ^a   Brenner, Sonja L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLTEN MATERIALS; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

MAGMA CHAMBERS; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

VOLCANOES;

LAYERED MEDIUM; MECHANICAL CONTROL; STRESS FIELD; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 7044286344     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL020083     Document Type: Article

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