Magma storage conditions beneath Dabbahu Volcano (Ethiopia) constrained by petrology, seismicity and satellite geodesy

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 981-1004

  Field, L ^a   Blundy, J ^a   Brooker, R A ^a   Wright, T ^b   Yirgu, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Afar; Dabbahu; InSAR; Magma storage; Melt inclusions; Peralkaline; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

GEODESY; MAGMA; MAGMA CHAMBER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MELT INCLUSION; PETROLOGY; SATURATION; SEISMICITY; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

AFAR; DABBAHU VOLCANO; ETHIOPIA;

EID: 84862620217     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-012-0580-6     Document Type: Article

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