The characteristics of magma reservoir failure beneath a volcanic edifice

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 379-394

  Hurwitz, Debra M ^a   Long, Sylvan M ^a   Grosfils, Eric B ^a  

^a POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

edifice; gravitational loading; Ilythia Mons; magma reservoir rupture; Summer Coon

Indexed keywords

AXISYMMETRIC FINITE ELEMENTS; CONSTANT VOLUMES; FAILURE CHARACTERISTICS; GRAVITATIONAL LOADING; HALF-SPACE; INITIAL FAILURE; MAGMA PLUMBING SYSTEM; MAGMA RESERVOIRS; NON-SPHERICAL; NUMERICAL MODELS; RESERVOIR PRESSURES; SUBSURFACE RESERVOIR; SUBSURFACE STRESS; SURFACE LOADS; VOLCANIC EDIFICE;

GRAVITATION; PLUMBING; VOLCANOES;

BUILDINGS;

EMPLACEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAGMA CHAMBER; NUMERICAL MODEL; RUPTURE; SHIELD VOLCANO; SILL; STRATOVOLCANO; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; SAN JUAN VOLCANIC FIELD; SUMMER COON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70450225221     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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