Rifting in Iceland: New Geodetic Data

Small but measurable lengthening of several survey lines within the eastern rift zone of Iceland occurred between 1967 and 1970. The changes can be interpreted as a widening of the rift by 6 to 7 centimeters, possibly during the 1970 eruption of Hekla volcano.

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Main Authors: Decker, R. W., Einarsson, Páll, Mohr, P. A.
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Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1971
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spelling craaas:10.1126/science.173.3996.530 2025-09-21T15:56:14+00:00 Rifting in Iceland: New Geodetic Data Decker, R. W. Einarsson, Páll Mohr, P. A. 1971 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.173.3996.530 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.173.3996.530 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 173, issue 3996, page 530-533 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1971 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.173.3996.530 2025-09-11T23:50:02Z Small but measurable lengthening of several survey lines within the eastern rift zone of Iceland occurred between 1967 and 1970. The changes can be interpreted as a widening of the rift by 6 to 7 centimeters, possibly during the 1970 eruption of Hekla volcano. Article in Journal/Newspaper Hekla Iceland AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Science 173 3996 530 533
spellingShingle Decker, R. W.
Einarsson, Páll
Mohr, P. A.
Rifting in Iceland: New Geodetic Data
title Rifting in Iceland: New Geodetic Data
title_full Rifting in Iceland: New Geodetic Data
title_fullStr Rifting in Iceland: New Geodetic Data
title_full_unstemmed Rifting in Iceland: New Geodetic Data
title_short Rifting in Iceland: New Geodetic Data
title_sort rifting in iceland: new geodetic data
url https://doi.org/10.1126/science.173.3996.530
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.173.3996.530