Effects of the 1989 fracture system in the dynamics of the upper SE flank of Etna revealed by volcanic tremor data: The missing link?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Falsaperla, S ^a   Cara, F ^a   Rovelli, A ^a   Neri, M ^a   Behncke, B ^a   Acocella, V ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EMPLACEMENT; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; LAVA FLOW; MAGMA; SEISMICITY; SEISMOLOGY; TECTONIC SETTING; VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKE;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 78249248718     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB007529     Document Type: Article

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