Temporal variations in gravity at Mt. Etna (Italy) associated with the 1989 and 1991 eruptions

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 311-326

  Budetta, G ^a   Carbone, D ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Magma sources Modelling; Microgravity; Mt. Etna

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ITALY;

EID: 0031845875     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004450050194     Document Type: Article

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