The 26 December (Boxing Day) 1997 sector collapse and debris avalanche at Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat

Geological Society Memoir

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 363-407

  Voight, B ^a   Komorowski, J C ^b   Norton, G E ^c   Belousov, A B ^d   Belousova, M ^d   Boudon, G ^e   Francis, P W ^f   Franz, W ^g   Heinrich, P ^h   Sparks, R S J ⁱ   Young, S R ^j  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Observatoire Volcanologique de la Soufriè IPGP   (Guadeloupe)

^c BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

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

^f OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g Gannett Fleming   (United States)

^h CEA DIF   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^j MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY   (Montserrat)

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EID: 80052846199     PISSN: 04354052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.MEM.2002.021.01.17     Document Type: Article

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