The Fissure Swarm of Tungnafellsjökull: Recent movements

• Main Author: Þórhildur Björnsdóttir 1983-
• Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Jarðeðlisfræði; Tungnafellsjökull; Eldstöðvar; Sprungur (jarðfræði); Venus; Hreppar; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/11137

Fissure swarms consist of clusters of normal faults, tensile fractures and volcanic fissures, and often extend from a central volcano. Fissure swarms are often referred to as rift zones, can be found in intraplate, island arc and spreading center volcanoes on Earth, as well as on Venus and Mars. The...