Multiple widespread landslides during the long-term evolution of a volcanic island: Insights from high-resolution seismic data, Montserrat, Lesser Antilles

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Lebas, E ^a   Le Friant, A ^a   Boudon, G ^a   Watt, S F L ^b   Talling, P J ^c   Feuillet, N ^a   Deplus, C ^a   Berndt, C ^c,d   Vardy, M E ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

debris avalanches; flank collapse; Lesser Antilles.; Montserrat; submarine slope failure

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; DEPOSITS; LANDSLIDES; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC WAVES; SUBMARINES;

DEBRIS AVALANCHES; FLANK COLLAPSE; LESSER ANTILLES.; MONTSERRAT; SUBMARINE SLOPE FAILURE;

VOLCANOES;

DEBRIS AVALANCHE; GRABEN; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SEISMIC DATA; SLOPE FAILURE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC ISLAND;

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

EID: 79957480120     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GC003451     Document Type: Article

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