Numerical recognition of alignments in monogenetic volcanic areas: Examples from the Michoacán-Guanajuato Volcanic Field in Mexico and Calatrava in Spain

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 201, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 73-82

  Cebria J M ^a   Martin Escorza C ^a   Lopez Ruiz J ^a   Moran Zenteno D J ^b   Martiny, B M ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Calatrava Volcanic Province; Central Mexico; Central Spain; Michoac n Guanajuato Volcanic Field; Monogenetic volcanism; Volcanic alignments

Indexed keywords

CALATRAVA VOLCANIC PROVINCE; CENTRAL MEXICO; CENTRAL SPAIN; MONOGENETIC VOLCANISM; VOLCANIC ALIGNMENTS; VOLCANIC FIELD;

ALIGNMENT; NUMERICAL METHODS; TOOLS;

VOLCANOES;

EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; FRACTURE; LINEAMENT; NUMERICAL METHOD; STRESS FIELD; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CALATRAVA VOLCANIC PROVINCE; CASTILLA-LA MANCHA; CIUDAD REAL [CASTILLA-LA MANCHA]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MICHOACAN-GUANAJUATO VOLCANIC FIELD; SPAIN; TRANS-MEXICAN VOLCANIC BELT;

EID: 79953038394     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.07.016     Document Type: Article

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