Strengths and strain energies of volcanic edifices: Implications for eruptions, collapse calderas, and landslides

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2241-2258

  Gudmundsson, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALDERA; COLLAPSE STRUCTURE; ELASTIC PROPERTY; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; LANDSLIDE; SHIELD VOLCANO; STRAIN; STRATOVOLCANO; STRENGTH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 84864226405     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-12-2241-2012     Document Type: Article

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