Dynamics of the eastern flank of Mt. Etna volcano (Italy) investigated by a dense GPS network

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 153, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 357-369

  Bonforte, Alessandro ^a   Puglisi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Etna volcano; flank dynamics; ground deformation; volcano tectonics

Indexed keywords

DATA STRUCTURES; DEFORMATION; DYNAMICS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

ETNA VOLCANO; FLANK DYNAMICS; GROUND DEFORMATION; VOLCANO-TECTONICS;

VOLCANOES;

ACTIVE FAULT; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GPS; GROUND MOTION; OCEANIC CRUST; TECTONIC SETTING; VOLCANO; VOLCANOLOGY;

CALABRIA; CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646167677     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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