Gas radon emission related to geodynamic activity on Mt. Etna

Annals of Geophysics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-71

  Immè, Giuseppina ^a   La Delfa, Santo ^a,b   Lo Nigro, Salvatore ^a   Morelli, Daniela ^a   Patanè, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b IRMA Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geodynamical precursor; Mt. Etna; Radon

Indexed keywords

MONITORING SYSTEM; RADON; VOLCANISM;

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

EID: 20844456244     PISSN: 15935213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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