Evolution and hazards of a long-quiescent compound shield-like volcano: Cofre de Perote, Eastern Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 197, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 209-224

  Carrasco Núñez, Gerardo ^a   Siebert, Lee ^b   Díaz Castellón, Rodolfo ^a   Vázquez Selem, Lorenzo ^c   Capra, Lucia ^a  

^a CENTRO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cofre de Perote; Compound volcanoes; Instability; Mexico; Shield volcanoes; Volcanic evolution; Volcanic hazards

Indexed keywords

COFRE DE PEROTE; COMPOUND VOLCANOES; INSTABILITY; ME-XICO; SHIELD VOLCANOES; VOLCANIC EVOLUTION; VOLCANIC HAZARDS;

BIOLOGY; BUILDINGS; DEBRIS; HAZARDS; MORPHOLOGY;

VOLCANOES;

ANDESITE; BRECCIA; COASTAL PLAIN; DEBRIS FLOW; EMPLACEMENT; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; LAVA; STRATOVOLCANO; VOLCANIC BELT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

COFRE DE PEROTE; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; VERACRUZ;

EID: 78649454804     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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