Dome-building eruptions: Insights from analogue experiments

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 307, Issue , 2008, Pages 207-237

  Lane, S J ^a   Phillips, J C ^b   Ryan, G A ^c  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY   (Montserrat)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGASSING; DIFFUSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS SEEPAGE; LAVA DOME; LAVA FLOW; PRESSURE GRADIENT; VISCOSITY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANOLOGY;

LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; MONTSERRAT; SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO;

EID: 72149129486     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP307.12     Document Type: Article

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