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)
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)

Number of measurements: 2
Measurement date (d/m/y) Added by Added on
Etna W-Rift_092007None/9/2007 Emanuela Bagnato Dec. 2, 2013
Etna W-Rift_062008None/6/2008 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


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