The latest (2008-09) eruption of Barren Island volcano, and some thoughts on its hazards, logistics and geotourism aspects

Current Science

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 620-626

  Sheth, Hetu C ^a   Ray, Jyotiranjan S ^b   Bhutani, Rajneesh ^c   Kumar, Alok ^b   Awasthi, Neeraj ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^c PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Andaman Islands; Barren island; Geotourism; India; Indian ocean; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953345526     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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