Tephra fallout in the eruption of Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat

Geological Society Memoir

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 483-516

  Bonadonna, C ^a   Mayberry, G C ^b   Calder, E S ^a   Sparks, R S J ^a   Choux, C ^c   Jackson, P ^d   Lejeune, A M ^a   Loughlin, S C ^e   Norton, G E ^e   Rose, W I ^b   Ryan, G ^f   Young, S R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^d MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY   (Montserrat)

^e BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^f LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80052861781     PISSN: 04354052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.MEM.2002.021.01.22     Document Type: Article

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