The influence of mechanical stiffness on caldera deformation and implications for the 1971-1984 Rabaul uplift (Papua New Guinea)

Tectonophysics

Volumn 483, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 399-412

  Geyer, A ^a   Gottsmann, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caldera; Ground deformation; Mechanical stiffness; Numerical modelling; Volcano

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND MEDIUM; BEST-FIT MODELS; CASE ANALYSIS; FORWARD MODELLING; GENERIC SIMULATION; GROUND DEFORMATIONS; HOST ROCKS; MECHANICAL HETEROGENEITY; MECHANICAL STIFFNESS; NEW RESULTS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; NUMERICAL MODELS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PRESSURE CHANGE; PRESSURE INCREMENTS; ROCK HETEROGENEITY; SEISMIC DATAS; SOFT LAYERS; SURFACE DISPLACEMENT; SYSTEMATIC SET; VERTICAL DEFORMATION;

SEISMOLOGY; STIFFNESS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; VOLCANOES;

DEFORMATION;

CALDERA; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORWARD MODELING; GEODESY; HOST ROCK; LITHOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; STIFFNESS; UPLIFT; VOLCANO;

BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO; NEW BRITAIN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; RABAUL CALDERA;

EID: 77149154021     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.10.029     Document Type: Article

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