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Volcanoes in Iceland and Crustal Deformation Processes

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Glossary

Central Volcano:

Focal point of eruptive activity within a system. Often constructed by repeated eruptions from a central vent system that is maintained by a long-lived magmatic plumbing system.

Dike:

Magma body with thickness much smaller than its lateral extent. Formed by magma intruding into cracks.

Dry Tilt:

Dry-tilt measurements are high-precision optical leveling measurements performed on short lines oriented EW and NS or in a circle.

Fissure Swarm:

High-density subparallel volcanic fissures and tectonic fractures extending from a specific volcano.

Geodesy:

The study of the shape and area of the Earth, from large-scale variations that affect the rotation dynamics of the planet down to smaller length scales of earthquakes, landslides, etc.

GIA:

Glacial isostatic adjustment . The adjustment of the crust after an ice load is removed from the surface. Here GIA is defined as the signal composed of the short-term elastic response and long-term viscoelastic adjustment due to...

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