Continuous dynamic response along a pre-existing structural discontinuity induced by the 2001 eruption at Mt. Etna

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 447-456

  Gambino, Salvatore ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ground displacement; Mt. Etna 2001 eruption; Rod strainmeter; Seismicity; Volcanic fractures

Indexed keywords

VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CATANIA [SICILY]; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ETNA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 20644442015     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352497     Document Type: Article

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