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dc.date.issued2018-03-22en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2122/11534en
dc.description.abstractSome researchers view radon emissions as a precursor to earthquakes, especially those of high magnitude [e.g., Wang et al., 2014; Lombardi and Voltattorni, 2010], but the debate in the scientific community about the applicability of the gas to surveillance systems remains open. Yet radon “works” at Italy’s Mount Etna, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, although not specifically as a precursor to earthquakes. In a broader sense, this naturally radioactive gas from the decay of uranium in the soil, which has been analyzed at Etna in the past few years, acts as a tracer of eruptive activity and also, in some cases, of seismic–tectonic phenomena. To deepen the understanding of tectonic and eruptive phenomena at Etna, scientists analyzed radon escaping from the ground and compared those data with measurements gathered continuously by instrumental networks on the volcano. Here Etna is a boon to scientists—it’s traced by roads, making it easy to access for scientific observation. Dense monitoring networks, managed by the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Catania–Osservatorio Etneo (INGV-OE), have been continuously observing the volcano for more than 40 years. This continuous dense monitoring made the volcano the perfect open-air laboratory for deciphering how eruptive activity may influence radon emissions.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by the Mediterranean Supersite Volcanoes (MED-SUV) project, which has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development, and demonstration under grant agreement 308665.en
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisher.nameWileyen
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dc.relation.ispartofseries/99 (2018)en
dc.subjectRadonen
dc.subjectseismic activityen
dc.subjectEtnaen
dc.subjectvolcanic activityen
dc.titleRadon Tells Unexpected Tales of Mount Etna’s Unresten
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dc.description.statusPublisheden
dc.type.QualityControlPeer-revieweden
dc.description.pagenumber7en
dc.identifier.URLhttps://eos.org/project-updates/radon-tells-unexpected-tales-of-mount-etnas-unresten
dc.subject.INGV04.08. Volcanologyen
dc.identifier.doi10.1029/2018EO094693en
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dc.description.obiettivoSpecifico4V. Processi pre-eruttivien
dc.description.journalTypeN/A or not JCRen
dc.contributor.authorFalsaperla, Susannaen
dc.contributor.authorNeri, Marcoen
dc.contributor.authorDi Grazia, Giuseppeen
dc.contributor.authorLanger, Horsten
dc.contributor.authorSpampinato, Salvatoreen
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione OE, Catania, Italiaen
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione OE, Catania, Italiaen
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione OE, Catania, Italiaen
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione OE, Catania, Italiaen
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione OE, Catania, Italiaen
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