Monitoring the December 2015 summit eruptions of Mt. Etna (Italy): Implications on eruptive dynamics

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 341, Issue , 2017, Pages 53-69

  Corsaro, R A ^a   Andronico, D ^a   Behncke, B ^a   Branca, S ^a   Caltabiano, T ^a   Ciancitto, F ^a,b   Cristaldi, A ^a   De Beni, E ^a   La Spina, A ^a   Lodato, L ^a   Miraglia, L ^a   Neri, M ^a   Salerno, G ^a   Scollo, S ^a   Spata, G ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eruptive dynamics; Mt. Etna; Multidisciplinary volcano monitoring; Paroxysms; Summit eruptions

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY;

ERUPTIVE DYNAMICS; MT. ETNA; PAROXYSMS; SUMMIT ERUPTIONS; VOLCANO MONITORING;

VOLCANOES;

CRATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAVA FLOW; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 85019875426     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2017.04.018     Document Type: Article

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