Identifying rift zones on volcanoes: An example from La Réunion island, Indian Ocean

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 347-366

  Bonali, Fabio Luca ^a   Corazzato, Claudia ^a   Tibaldi, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

GIS (Geographic Information System); La R union; Pyroclastic cones; Rift zones; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; DIKE SWARM; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GIS; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; RIFT ZONE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 79955701326     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-010-0416-1     Document Type: Article

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