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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| description | 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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| 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 |