Etna W-Rift (Sicilia, Italy)
View of Etna's western flank (Image credits: http://www.decadevolcano.net/photos/etna1106_4.htm)
| Volcano: | Etna (see Etna at the Smithsonian Institution website in a new tab) |
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| Type: | Soil Diffuse Emission |
| Description: | Measurements refer to area of 14 km2 located on Etna's western flank at an altitude between 1100 and 1900 m a.s.l., along the active W-Rift. TheW-Rift is one of the three main volcanic rift zones that affect the Mount Etna edifice. |
Point of contact for this site:
Salvatore Giammanco, salvatore.giammanco@ct.ingv.it (INGV, Catania)
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
