Processes controlling the 2010 Eyjafjallajkull explosive eruption

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Borisova, Anastassia Y ^a,b   Toutain, Jean Paul ^a,c   Stefansson, Andri ^d   Gouy, Sophie ^a   De Parseval, Philippe ^a  

^a OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c Institut de Recherche Pour Développement   (Indonesia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; LEACHATE; LEAD ISOTOPE; MAGMA; MANTLE PLUME; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EYJAFJALLAJOKULL; ICELAND;

PLINIA;

EID: 84861316069     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JB009213     Document Type: Article

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