Review of microgravity observations at Mt. Etna: A powerful tool to monitor and study active volcanoes

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 769-790

  Carbone, Daniele ^a   Greco, Filippo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Magma sources; Microgravity; Modeling; Mt. Etna

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY ANOMALY; GRAVITY FIELD; GRAVITY SURVEY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMA CHAMBER; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

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

EID: 34248646774     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-007-0194-7     Document Type: Review

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