The proximal marine record of Somma-Vesuvius volcanic activity in the Naples and Salerno bays, Eastern Tyrrhenian Sea, during the last 3 kyrs

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 170-186

  Insinga, D ^a   Molisso, F ^a   Lubritto, C ^b   Sacchi, M ^a   Passariello, I ^b   Morra, V ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

14C dating; geochemistry; integrated stratigraphy; Naples and Salerno bays; Somma Vesuvius; tephra layers

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; STRATIGRAPHY; TRACE ELEMENTS; VOLCANOES;

14C DATING; GEOCHEMISTRY; INTEGRATED STRATIGRAPHY; NAPLES AND SALERNO BAYS; SOMMA-VESUVIUS; TEPHRA LAYERS;

COASTAL ZONES;

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MARINE RECORD; PLINIAN ERUPTION; RADIOCARBON DATING; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NAPLES; NAPOLI [CAMPANIA]; SALERNO; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TYRRHENIAN SEA; VESUVIUS;

EID: 53949085546     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.07.011     Document Type: Article

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