Radon mapping, automatic measurements and extremely high 222Rn emissions during the 2002-2007 eruptive scenarios at Stromboli volcano

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 264, Issue , 2013, Pages 49-65

  Cigolini, C ^a   Laiolo, M ^a   Ulivieri, G ^b   Coppola, D ^a   Ripepe, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Automatic measurements; Geophysical parameters; Radon; Volcanic activity

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENTS; EFFUSIVE ERUPTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; ERUPTIVE SCENARIOS; GEOPHYSICAL PARAMETERS; RADON CONCENTRATIONS; STROMBOLIAN ACTIVITY; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES;

FRACTURE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RADON; VOLCANOES;

MEASUREMENTS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRATER; EMISSION; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; MAPPING; RADON ISOTOPE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ITALY; LIPARI ISLANDS; MESSINA [SICILY]; SICILY; STROMBOLI;

SCIARA;

EID: 84883681430     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2013.07.011     Document Type: Article

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