Governing the lithosphere: Insights from Eyjafjallajkull concerning the role of scientists in supporting decision-making on active volcanoes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Donovan, Amy ^a,b   Oppenheimer, Clive ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; POLICY MAKING; RESEARCH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANOLOGY;

EYJAFJALLAJOKULL; ICELAND;

EID: 84859114389     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB009080     Document Type: Article

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