Field evidence for flank instability, basal spreading and volcano-tectonic interactions at Mt Cameroon, West Africa

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 851-867

  Mathieu, Lucie ^a,c   Kervyn, Matthieu ^b,d   Ernst, Gerald G J ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^d VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Field observations; Flank instability; Mt Cameroon; Remote sensing; Structure; Volcano spreading; Volcano tectonics

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DIKE; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; LAVA; NORMAL FAULT; REMOTE SENSING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONICS; THRUST FAULT; VOLCANOLOGY;

CAMEROON; MOUNT CAMEROON; SUD OUEST PROVINCE;

EID: 80052089785     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-011-0458-z     Document Type: Review

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