Statistical eruption forecast for the Chilean Southern Volcanic Zone: Typical probabilities of volcanic eruptions as baseline for possibly enhanced activity following the large 2010 Concepción earthquake

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2093-2108

  Dzierma, Y ^a   Wehrmann, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASELINE CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FORECASTING METHOD; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CHILE; SOUTHERN VOLCANIC ZONE;

EID: 77958039392     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-10-2093-2010     Document Type: Article

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