Analysis and forward modeling of seismic anisotropy during the ongoing eruption of the Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat, 1996-2007

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Roman, Diana C ^a   Savage, Martha K ^b   Arnold, Richard ^b   Latchman, Joan L ^c   De Angelis, Silvio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^d MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY   (Montserrat)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT PLANE; FORECASTING METHOD; FORWARD MODELING; MAGMA; NUMERICAL MODEL; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC METHOD; STRESS FIELD; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; MONTSERRAT; SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO;

EID: 79952456542     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB007667     Document Type: Article

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