Volatile-rich magma injection into the feeding system during the 2001 eruption of Mt. Etna (Italy): Its role on explosive activity and change in rheology of lavas

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1149-1158

  Ferlito, Carmelo ^a   Viccaro, Marco ^a   Cristofolini, Renato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Degassing; Eruptive behavior; Etna; Exsolution; Mixing; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

DEGASSING; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; LAVA FLOW; MAGMA; MAGMA CHAMBER; RHEOLOGY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANO;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 77952881851     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-009-0290-x     Document Type: Article

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