Cyclic ground tilt associated with the 2004-2008 eruption of Mount St. Helens

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Anderson, K ^a   Lisowski, M ^b   Segall, P ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; CYCLICITY; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EXTRUSION; LAVA DOME; MAGMA ASSIMILATION; MAGMA CHAMBER; SEISMICITY; TILT; VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANOLOGY;

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

EID: 78249287873     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB007102     Document Type: Article

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