Isochronal maps at Mt. Etna volcano (Italy): A simple and reliable tool for investigating large-scale heterogeneities

Annali di Geofisica

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1383-1393

  Patanè, Giuseppe ^a   Centamore, Concetta ^b   Delfa, Santo La ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Isochronal curves; Mt. Etna

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; ISOCHRONAL MAP; MAGMA; TECTONICS; VOLCANISM;

ITALY, SICILY, MOUNT ETNA;

EID: 0031448685     PISSN: 03652556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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