Crustal dynamics of Mount Vesuvius from 1998 to 2005: Effects on seismicity and fluid circulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Madonia, Paolo ^a   Federico, Cinzia ^a   Cusano, Paola ^b   Petrosino, Simona ^b   Aiuppa, Alessandro ^c   Gurrieri, Sergio ^a  

^a SEZIONE DI PALERMO   (Italy)

^b OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BICARBONATE; CIRCULATION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; FAULTING; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; RAINFALL; SALT; SEISMIC SOURCE; SEISMICITY; SEISMOLOGY; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; NAPOLI [CAMPANIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VESUVIUS;

EID: 55349143539     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005210     Document Type: Article

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