Evolution of the mechanics of the 2004-2008 Mt. St. Helens lava dome with time and temperature

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 307, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 191-200

  Smith, Rosanna ^a   Sammonds, Peter R ^a   Tuffen, Hugh ^b   Meredith, Philip G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission; Lava dome; Mount St. Helens; Rock physics; Volcano seismology; Volcanology

Indexed keywords

LAVA DOME; MOUNT ST. HELENS; ROCK PHYSICS; VOLCANO SEISMOLOGY; VOLCANOLOGY;

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELASTICITY; EXTRUSION; MOUNTINGS; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRAIN RATE; TEXTURES;

DOMES;

DEFORMATION; LAVA DOME; LAVA FLOW; MICROEARTHQUAKE; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN RATE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANOLOGY;

CASCADE RANGE; MOUNT SAINT HELENS; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 79957958886     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.04.044     Document Type: Article

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