Analogue modeling of flank instability at Mount Etna: Understanding the driving factors

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Norini, Gianluca ^a,b   Acocella, Valerio ^c  

^a CENTRO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GRANULAR MEDIUM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLUTON; RESERVOIR ROCK; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANO;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 79961197213     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008216     Document Type: Article

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