Geochemical variations of air-free crater fumaroles at Mt. Etna: New inferences for forecasting shallow volcanic activity

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 21, 2008, Pages

  Martelli, M ^a   Caracausi, A ^a   Paonita, A ^a   Rizzo, A ^a  

^a SEZIONE DI PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGASSING; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; HELIUM; INERT GASES; MINERALS;

AIR CONTENTS; CARBON ISOTOPES; GAS GEOCHEMISTRIES; GEOCHEMICAL VARIATIONS; MAGMATIC PROCESS; MT. ETNA; NEW TOOLS; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES;

VOLCANOES;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CRATER; DEGASSING; FORECASTING METHOD; FUMAROLE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HELIUM ISOTOPE; MAGMATISM; TEMPERATURE;

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

EID: 58849117545     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL035118     Document Type: Article

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