Geodetic investigation of Torfajokull Volcano, Iceland

The Mid-Atlantic ridge and North Atlantic mantle plume interaction is expressed in south Iceland as two overlapping, subparallel spreading centres; the Western (WVZ) and Eastern Volcanic Zones (EVZ). The South Iceland Seismic Zone (SISZ), a transform fault, connects these systems. Plate motion is pa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scheiber, Stephanie Elizabeth
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2009
Subjects:
Eldgjá
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Reykjanes
Torfajökull
Iceland
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10539/6997

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