Etna Santa Maria di Licodia (Sicily, Italy)
The southeastern flank of Etna seen from a helicopter on 27 June 2012. The two prominent flank cones in the foreground are Monte Gorna (left), formed around 695 B.C., and Monte Ilice (right), formed around 1030 A.D. (Image credits: Boris Behncke)
| Volcano: | Etna (see Etna at the Smithsonian Institution website in a new tab) |
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| Type: | Soil Diffuse Emission |
| Description: | Soil diffuse degassing within an area of about 2.5 km2 located on the lower south-western flank of Mt Etna volcano. |
Point of contact for this site:
Salvatore Giammanco, salvatore.giammanco@ct.ingv.it (INGV, Catania)
| Measurement | date (d/m/y) | Added by | Added on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etna Santa Maria di Licodia_2005 | None/11/2005 | Emanuela Bagnato | Dec. 2, 2013 |
| Etna Santa Maria di Licodia_052006 | None/5/2006 | Emanuela Bagnato | Dec. 2, 2013 |
Bibliographic references for this site
Giammanco, S., Bellotti, F., Groppelli, G., Pinton, A., 2010,Statistical analysis reveals spatial and temporal anomalies of soil CO2 efflux on Mount Etna volcano (Italy), Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, vol.194, n.n.d., pp. 1-14, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.04.006
