Flank instability structure of Mt. Etna inferred by a magnetotelluric survey

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Siniscalchi, Agata ^a   Tripaldi, Simona ^a   Neri, Marco ^b   Balasco, Marianna ^c   Romano, Gerardo ^a,c   Ruch, Joel ^d   Schiavone, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; FAULT GEOMETRY; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; SLOPE STABILITY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VOLCANO;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 84859474972     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008657     Document Type: Review

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