Origin and evolution of the Deception Island caldera (South Shetland Islands, Antarctica)

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1-18

  Martí, Joan ^a   Geyer, Adelina ^a   Aguirre Diaz, Gerardo ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE FÍSICA APLICADA Y TECNOLOGÍA AVANZADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Caldera; Current geothermal system; Faults; Tectonic depression; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

CALDERA; DEFORMATION; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; MAGMA; MAGMA CHAMBER; NORMAL FAULT; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

ANTARCTICA; DECEPTION ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

EID: 84878368244     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-013-0732-3     Document Type: Article

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