Recurrence of major flank landslides during the last 2-Ma-history of Reunion Island

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 585-598

  Oehler, Jean François ^a   Labazuy, Philippe ^a   Lénat, Jean François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

Debris avalanches; EM12D multi beam data; Flank landslides; Oceanic island evolution; Piton de la Fournaise; Piton des Neiges; Reunion Island

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; DEBRIS AVALANCHE; SUBMARINE FAN; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE; VOLCANISM;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; OCEANIC REGIONS; PITON DE LA FOURNAISE VOLCANO; REUNION; WORLD;

EID: 8744312839     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-004-0341-2     Document Type: Article

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