Volcanic structure of the southern sector of Mt. Etna after the 2001 and 2002 eruptions defined by magnetotelluric measurements

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-50

  Manzella, Adele ^a   Zaja, Annalisa ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Magma storage; Magnetotellurics; Mt. Etna volcano; Resistivity; Thermal regime; Volcanic structure

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; THERMAL REGIME; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC LANDFORM;

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

EID: 33746314264     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-006-0054-9     Document Type: Article

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