Patterns in the recent 2007-2008 activity of Mount Etna volcano investigated by integrated geophysical and geochemical observations

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Aiuppa, A ^a,b   Cannata, A ^c   Cannavo F ^c   Di Grazia, G ^c   Ferrari, F ^c   Giudice, G ^b   Gurrieri, S ^b   Liuzzo, M ^b   Mattia, M ^c   Montalto, P ^c   Patan, D ^c   Puglisi, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b SEZIONE DI PALERMO   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Etna; geochemistry and geophysics; volcano monitoring

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEISMOLOGY;

ETNA; ETNA VOLCANOS; GAS BUBBLE; GPS NETWORK; MAGMA ASCENTS; MAGMA DEGASSING; MAGMA STORAGE; MONITORING TECHNIQUES; MOUNT ETNA; SEISMIC TREMOR; SOURCE LOCATION; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES; VOLCANIC GAS; VOLCANIC GAS PLUME; VOLCANIC TREMOR; VOLCANO MONITORING;

VOLCANOES;

GEOPHYSICS; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMATISM; MONITORING; VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC GAS; VOLCANOLOGY;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 77957591295     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GC003168     Document Type: Article

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