Damage mechanics preceding the September-October 1989 flank eruption at Mount Etna volcano inferred by seismic scaling exponents

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 113, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 391-397

  Vinciguerra, Sergio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

1989 eruption; B value; Fractal correlation dimension; Mt. Etna volcano; Scaling exponent; Seismicity

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION THEORY; HARDENING; SEISMOLOGY;

ERUPTION;

VOLCANOES;

DAMAGE MECHANICS; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; SCALE EFFECT; SEISMICITY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ITALY;

EID: 0037197166     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(01)00274-8     Document Type: Article

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