Recurrence rates of large explosive volcanic eruptions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Deligne, N I ^a,b   Coles, S G ^c,d   Sparks, R S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d SmartOdds   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; FREQUENCY-MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTION; HOLOCENE; MODELING; PREDICTION; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 77954376323     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB006554     Document Type: Article

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