Lava fountains during the episodic eruption of South-East Crater (Mt. Etna), 2000: Insights into magma-gas dynamics within the shallow volcano plumbing system

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1165-1178

  Andronico, D ^a   Corsaro, R A ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Collapsing foam model; Episodic eruption; Lava fountains; Magma mixing; Mt. Etna

Indexed keywords

CRATER; EPISODIC EVENT; LAVA; MAGMA; MODELING; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANOLOGY;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 80955166149     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-011-0467-y     Document Type: Article

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