Vertical movements of ocean island volcanoes: Insights from a stationary plate environment

Marine Geology

Volumn 275, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 84-95

  Ramalho, Ricardo S ^a   Helffrich, G ^a   Cosca, M ^b   Vance, D ^a   Hoffmann, D ^a   Schmidt, D N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cape Verde; Island freeboard; Ocean island volcanoes; Uplift

Indexed keywords

CAPE VERDE; CRUSTAL LEVELS; FAR-FIELD EFFECT; HOT SPOT; HOTSPOT ACTIVITY; ISOSTATIC EFFECTS; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL; SURFACE LOADING; VERTICAL DISPLACEMENTS; VERTICAL MOVEMENT; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES;

BUILDINGS; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY;

VOLCANOES;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; EUSTACY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; HOT SPOT; RECONSTRUCTION; SUBSIDENCE; UPLIFT; URANIUM SERIES DATING; VERTICAL MOVEMENT; VOLCANIC ISLAND;

CAPE VERDE; SAO NICOLAU; SAO TIAGO;

EID: 77955279491     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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