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Eruptive Mechanisms: Mt. Pelée, the Soufrière of St. Vincent and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes

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MacGregor, A.G. Eruptive Mechanisms: Mt. Pelée, the Soufrière of St. Vincent and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. Bull Volcanol 12, 49–74 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02596014

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