The geological evolution of Merapi volcano, Central Java, Indonesia

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1213-1233

  Gertisser, Ralf ^a   Charbonnier, Sylvain J ^a,b   Keller, Jörg ^c   Quidelleur, Xavier ^d,e  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^e CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Ar Ar dating; Chronology; K Ar dating; Merapi; Merapi type volcanism; Radiocarbon dating; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; RADIOCARBON DATING; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANOLOGY;

CENTRAL JAVA; EAST JAVA; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDONESIA; JAVA; MERAPI; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 84862598939     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-012-0591-3     Document Type: Article

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