Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 143.
For thousands of years man has marvelled at the gigantic structure that makes up Mt. Etna, the largest active volcano in Europe, and has lived side by side with the mountain, which despite its intense eruptive activity has always been considered a friendly giant.
After the Second World War, with its frequent but non life-threatening eruptions, Mt. Etna represented an ideal location for volcanological research for the national and international scientific community. Numerous scientists from Belgium, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America have taken part in volcanological research aimed at understanding the volcano.
By:
A Bonaccorso
Edited by:
Sonia Calvari,
Mauro Coltelli,
Ciro Del Negro,
Susanna Falsaperla
Imprint: American Geophysical Union
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Volume 143
Volume: 143
Dimensions:
Height: 271mm,
Width: 219mm,
Spine: 27mm
Weight: 1.170kg
ISBN: 9780875904085
ISBN 10: 0875904084
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 01 January 2004
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Dedication vii Preface ix Acknowledgements xi Introduction xiii Section I: Geology and Eruptive History Eruptions of Mt. Etna During the Past 3,200 Years: A Revised Compilation Integrating the Historical and Stratigraphic Records Stefono Branca and Paola Del Carlo 1 The Tectonics and Geodynamics of Mt. Etna: Synthesis and Interpretation of Geological and Geophysical Data Jean Claude Bousquet and Gianni Lanzafame 29 Geological Evolution of Etna Volcano Stefano Branca, Mauro Coltelli, and Gianluca Groppelli 49 Valle del Bove, Eastern Flank of Etna Volcano: A Comprehensive Model for the Opening of the Depression and Implications for Future Hazards Sonia Calvari, Lawrence H. Tanner, Gianluca Groppelli, and Gianluca Norini 65 Last 100 kaTephrostratigraphic Record of Mount Etna Paola Del Carlo, Luigina Vezzoli, and Mauro Coltelli 77 Section II: Petrology and Gas Geochemistry Dynamics of Magmas at Mount Etna Rosa Anna Corsaro and Mass/mo Pompilio 91 Volcanic Gas Emissions From the Summit Craters and Flanks of Mt. Etna, 1987-2000 Tommaso Calfablano, Michael Burton, Salvatore Giammanco, Patrick AWard, Nicola Bruno, Filippo Mure, and Romolo Romano 111 Magmatic Gas Leakage at Mount Etna (Sicily, Italy): Relationships With the Volcano-Tectonic Structures, the Hydrological Pattern and the Eruptive Activity Alessandro Aiuppa, Patrick AWard, Walter D'Alessandro, Salvatore Giammanco, Francesco Parello, and Mariano Valenza 129 Section III: Seismology Mt Etna Volcano: A Seismological Framework Domenico Patane, Ornella Cocina, Susanna Falsaperla, Eugenio Privitera, and Salvatore Spampinafo 147 Faulting Processes and Earthquake Source Parameters at Mount Etna: State of the Art and Perspectives Domenico Patane and Elisabetta Giampiccolo 167 The Mt. Etna Plumbing System: The Contribution of Seismic Tomography Cloudio Chiarabba, Pasquale De Gori, and Domenico Patane 191 Seismicity and Active Tectonics in the Etna Region: Constraints for a Seismotectonic Model Raffaele Azzaro 205 Section IV: Gravity and Electromagnetism Microgravity Studies at Mount Etna (Italy) Gennaro Budetta, Daniele Carbone, Filippo Greco, and Hazel Rymer 221 Magnetic Field Monitoring at Mt. Etna During the Last 20 Years Ciro Del Negro and Rosalba Napoli 241 Magnetic Stratigraphy Procedures at Etna Alberto Incoronato and Ciro Del Negro 263 A Geophysical Study of the Mount Etna Volcanic Area Paolo Mauriello, Domenico Patella, Zaccaria Petrillo, Agata Siniscalchi, Teresa luliano, and Ciro Del Negro 273 Section V: Ground Deformation Modeling of Ground Deformation Associated with Recent Lateral Eruptions: Mechanics of Magma Ascent and Intermediate Storage at Mt. Etna Alessandro Bonaccorso and Paul A. I. Davis 293 Continuous Tilt Monitoring: Lesson Learned From 20 Years Experience at Mt. Etna Alessandro Bonaccorso, Orazio Campisi, Giuseppe Falzone, and Salvatore Gambino 307 Twelve Years of Ground Deformation Studies on Mt. Etna Volcano Based on GPS Surveys Giuseppe Puglisi, Pierre Briole, and Alessandro Bonforte 321 Section VI: Lava Flow Simulation and Mitigation Application of the Cellular Automata Model SCIARA to the 2001 Mount Etna Crisis Donatella Barca, Gino A. I. Crisci, Rocco Rongo, Salvatore Di Gregorio, and William Spataro 343 The Control of Lava Flows at Mt. Etna Franco Barberi and Maria Luisa Carapezza 357
Alessandro Bonforte was born in Catania (Italy) on December 5, 1970. He achieved the degree in Geology in July 1994, discussing the following theses: “Misure di deformazioni del suolo all’Etna mediante GPS: campagne 1992-1993”; “Evoluzione del campo lavico dell’eruzione etnea 1991-1993”; “Rilevamento geologico di una zona a NE di Melilli (SR)”.
