Comment on "Reconstructing the architectural evolution of volcanic islands from combined K/Ar, morphologic, tectonic, and magnetic data: The Faial Island example (Azores)" by Hildenbrand et al. (2012) [J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res. 241-242 (2012) 39-48]

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 255, Issue , 2013, Pages 124-126

  Quartau, Rui ^a   Mitchell, Neil C ^b  

^a LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENERGIA E GEOLOGIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Faial Island; Insular shelf; Mass wasting; Multibeam bathymetry; Ridge like morphology; Volcanic island evolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875377178     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2012.12.020     Document Type: Note

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