Effusive activity in the 1963-1967 Surtsey eruption, Iceland: Flow emplacement and growth of small lava shields

Special Publications of IAVCEI

Volumn , Issue 2, 2009, Pages 53-84

  Thordarson, T ^a,b   Sigmarsson, O ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

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EID: 78649619050     PISSN: 17508207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/iavcel002.4     Document Type: Article

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