Geological and geomorphological evolution of the Etna volcano NE flank and relationships between lava flow invasions and erosional processes in the Alcantara Valley (Italy)

Geomorphology

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 247-261

  Branca, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcantara Valley evolution; Lava flow invasions; Mt Etna volcano; Stratigraphy; Subsurface data

Indexed keywords

EROSION; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; LAVA FLOW; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANO;

ITALY; MOUNT ETNA; SICILY;

EID: 0043267602     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(02)00315-X     Document Type: Article

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