Calderas, landslides and paleo-canyons on Piton de la Fournaise volcano (La Réunion Island, Indian Ocean)

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 189, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 131-142

  Merle, Olivier ^a,b,c   Mairine, Philippe ^d   Michon, Laurent ^d   Bachèlery, Patrick ^d   Smietana, Magali ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

Author keywords

caldera; landslides; lava flow; paleo canyons; Piton de la Fournaise

Indexed keywords

BREAK-UP; FIELD CAMPAIGN; INDIAN OCEAN; LANGEVIN; LAVA FLOWS; PITON DE LA FOURNAISE VOLCANO; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION;

LANDSLIDES; OCEAN CURRENTS;

VOLCANOES;

CALDERA; CANYON; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; INFILL; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; LANDSLIDE; LAVA FLOW; VOLCANOLOGY;

MASCARENE ISLANDS; PITON DE LA FOURNAISE; REUNION;

EID: 72649084271     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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