Experimental modelling of ground deformation associated with shallow magma intrusions

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 317-318, Issue , 2012, Pages 145-156

  Galland, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cone sheet; Ground deformation; Quantitative experimental modelling; Shallow sheet intrusions; Sill; Volcanic systems

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL MODELLING; GROUND DEFORMATIONS; SHALLOW SHEET INTRUSIONS; SILL; VOLCANIC SYSTEMS;

DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTS; SILICA; SPHERES; VEGETABLE OILS; VOLCANOES;

DEFORMATION;

DEFORMATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMA; MODELING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SILL; TOPOGRAPHY; UPLIFT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 84255194509     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.10.017     Document Type: Article

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