Investigating volcanic hazard in Cape Verde Islands through geophysical monitoring: Network description and first results

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 485-499

  Faria, B ^a   Fonseca, J F B D ^b  

^a Institute Nacional de Meteorologia e Geofisica Delegacao de Sao Vicente   (Cape Verde)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; SEISMICITY; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

BRAVA; CAPE VERDE [MACARONESIA]; FOGO;

EID: 84895809122     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-14-485-2014     Document Type: Article

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