Fluid ascent and magma storage beneath Gunung Merapi revealed by multi-scale seismic imaging

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 261, Issue , 2013, Pages 7-19

  Luehr, Birger G ^a   Koulakov, Ivan ^b   Rabbel, Wolfgang ^c   Zschau, Jochen ^a   Ratdomopurbo, Antonius ^d   Brotopuspito, Kirbani Sri ^e   Fauzi, Pak ^f   Sahara, David P ^g  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b TROFIMUK INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^e GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^f Badan Meteorologi dan Geofisika   (Indonesia)

^g BANDUNG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Merapi; Seismic tomography; Subduction volcanism; Volcano seismology

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL RESERVOIRS; EARTHQUAKE LOCATION; EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION; GEOPHYSICAL EVIDENCE; MERAPI; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SUBDUCTION VOLCANISM; VOLCANO SEISMOLOGY;

BUILDINGS; SEISMOLOGY; TECTONICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VOLCANOES;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ANOMALY; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAGMA CHAMBER; P-WAVE; PARTIAL MELTING; S-WAVE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMICITY; SEISMOLOGY; SLAB; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRENCH; UPPER CRUST; UPPER MANTLE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; VOLCANISM; WAVE ATTENUATION;

EAST JAVA; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDONESIA; JAVA; MERAPI; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 84881559210     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2013.03.015     Document Type: Article

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