Origins of large-volume, compositionally zoned volcanic eruptions: New constraints from U-series isotopes and numerical thermal modeling for the 1912 Katmai-Novarupta eruption

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Turner, Simon ^a   Sandiford, Mike ^b   Reagan, Mark ^c   Hawkesworth, Chris ^d   Hildreth, Wes ^e  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMA CHAMBER; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ALASKA; KATMAI; NOVARUPTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650015537     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB007195     Document Type: Article

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