Construction of an oceanic island: Insights from the El Hierro (Canary Islands) 2011-2012 submarine volcanic eruption

Geology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 355-358

  Rivera, J ^a   Lastras, G ^b   Canals, M ^b   Acosta, J ^a   Arrese, B ^a   Hermida, N ^a   Micallef, A ^b   Tello, O ^a   Amblas, D ^b  

^a INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANARY ISLANDS; DESTRUCTION RATES; GEO HAZARDS; LARGE-SCALE LANDSLIDES; MONITORING PROGRAMS; OCEANIC ISLANDS; SEISMIC ACTIVITY; SEISMIC TREMOR; SINGLE EVENT; SWATH BATHYMETRY; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS; VOLCANIC ISLANDS;

BATHYMETRY; LANDSLIDES; VOLCANOES;

SUBMARINES;

GEOMORPHOLOGY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LANDSLIDE; LINEATION; MAPPING; SEISMICITY; SUBMARINE VOLCANO; SWATH BATHYMETRY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC ISLAND;

CANARY ISLANDS; HIERRO; SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE [(PRV) CANARY ISLANDS]; SPAIN;

EID: 84874683368     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G33863.1     Document Type: Article

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