Regimes of magma recharge and their control on the eruptive behaviour during the period 2001-2005 at Mt. Etna volcano

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 533-543

  Ferlito, Carmelo ^a   Viccaro, Marco ^a   Nicotra, Eugenio ^a   Cristofolini, Renato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascent dynamics; Degassing; Eruptive style; Magma supply; Mixing; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

CRATER; DEGASSING; ECCENTRICITY; LEAD ISOTOPE; MAGMA CHAMBER; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; MIXING; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; VOLATILE ELEMENT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 84857450278     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-011-0537-1     Document Type: Article

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