Evidence for a recent change in the shallow plumbing system of Mt. Etna (Italy): Gas geochemistry and structural data during 2001-2005

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 251, Issue , 2013, Pages 90-97

  Giammanco, Salvatore ^a   Neri, Marco ^a   Salerno, Giuseppe G ^a   Caltabiano, Tommaso ^a   Burton, Michael R ^b   Longo, Vincenza ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flank collapse; Geochemical modeling; Tectonics and magmatism; Volcanic gases; Volcano monitoring

Indexed keywords

FLANK COLLAPSE; GEOCHEMICAL MODELING; MAGMATISMS; VOLCANIC GAS; VOLCANO MONITORING;

BUILDINGS; DEGASSING; GEOCHEMISTRY; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TECTONICS; VOLCANOES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEGASSING; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMATISM; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC GAS; VOLCANOLOGY;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 84873477047     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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