Geomorphological and geochemical characterization of the 11 August 2008 mud volcano eruption at S. Barbara village (Sicily, Italy) and its possible relationship with seismic activity

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1545-1557

  Madonia, P ^a   Grassa, F ^a   Cangemi, M ^b   Musumeci, C ^c  

^a SEZIONE DI PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEODYNAMICS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MUD VOLCANO; SEISMOLOGY; VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC GAS; VOLCANOLOGY;

CALTANISSETTA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 79957647673     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-11-1545-2011     Document Type: Article

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