A new model for the evolution of la Réunion volcanic complex from complete marine geophysical surveys

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Le Friant, Anne ^a   Lebas, Elodie ^a   Clément, Valentin ^a   Boudon, Georges ^a   Deplus, Christine ^a   De Voogd, Béatrice ^b   Bachlery, Patrick ^c,d  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BUILDINGS; DEBRIS; DEFORMATION; DEPOSITS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOPHYSICS; RHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBMARINES; TURBIDITY;

ABYSSAL PLAINS; COMBINED ANALYSIS; DATA SETS; DEBRIS AVALANCHE DEPOSITS; EVOLUTION PROCESS; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS; INDIAN OCEAN; NEW MODEL; PITON DE LA FOURNAISE VOLCANO; SEDIMENT WAVES; SEDIMENTARY UNITS; SLOW DEFORMATION; SUBMARINE FLANKS; SUBMARINE SLOPES; VOLCANIC COMPLEX; VOLCANIC ISLANDS;

VOLCANOES;

ABYSSAL PLAIN; DEBRIS AVALANCHE; DEFORMATION; GEODYNAMICS; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; VOLCANIC ISLAND; VOLCANISM;

MASCARENE ISLANDS; REUNION;

EID: 79956366654     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GL047489     Document Type: Article

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