Rifting in Iceland: New Geodetic Data
- 6 August 1971
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 173 (3996) , 530-533
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.173.3996.530
Abstract
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.Keywords
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