From Strombolian explosions to fire fountains at Etna Volcano (Italy): What do we learn from acoustic measurements?

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 307, Issue , 2008, Pages 103-204

  Vergniolle, S ^a   Ripepe, M ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; RESERVOIR; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANOLOGY; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; LIPARI ISLANDS; MESSINA [SICILY]; SICILY; STROMBOLI;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 65649133422     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP307.7     Document Type: Article

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