Characterization and location of infrasonic sources in active volcanoes: Mount Etna, September-November 2007

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Cannata, A ^a,b   Montalto, P ^a,b   Privitera, E ^b   Russo, G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c Consorzio Cometa ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAST; DEGASSING; INFRASONICS; OVERPRESSURE; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC GAS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 72749104958     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB006007     Document Type: Article

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