Repose time and cumulative moment magnitude: A new tool for forecasting eruptions?

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 18, 2010, Pages

  Thelen, W A ^a,b   Malone, S D ^a   West, M E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE VOLCANOES; EARTHQUAKE SWARMS; LOG-LOG SPACE; MOMENT MAGNITUDES; MOUNT ST. HELENS;

EARTHQUAKES;

EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE SWARM; VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLUME;

CASCADE RANGE; MOUNT SAINT HELENS; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 77957570411     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL044194     Document Type: Article

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