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dc.contributor.authorallAlparone, S.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Catania, Catania, Italiaen
dc.contributor.authorallBehncke, B.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Catania, Catania, Italiaen
dc.contributor.authorallGiammanco, S.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Palermo, Palermo, Italiaen
dc.contributor.authorallNeri, M.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Catania, Catania, Italiaen
dc.contributor.authorallPrivitera, E.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Catania, Catania, Italiaen
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-14T13:59:36Zen
dc.date.available2005-10-14T13:59:36Zen
dc.date.issued2005-08-24en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2122/475en
dc.description.abstractSoil radon emissions have been proved as a useful tool for predicting earthquakes and volcanic eruptions and furthermore aided in determining the location of active faults. Continuous radon monitoring was carried out near Southeast Crater of Mt. Etna in September–November 1998, during a period of frequent eruptive episodes at that crater. Radon anomalies were detected when eruptive episodes and the accompanying volcanic tremor became increasingly intense: no anomalies in radon activity were observed during the first five, and weaker, eruptive episodes, whereas significant spikes in radon activity preceded the latter five episodes by ≥46 hours. This probably reflects increased gas leakage through fractures intersecting the shallow plumbing system, as gas pressure in the Southeast Crater conduit became higher with time. Radon monitoring thus might serve to better understand eruptive mechanisms and possible precursors, making further studies in this field a promising perspective.en
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dc.relation.ispartofGEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERSen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesL16307/32(2005)en
dc.subjectSeismology: Volcano seismologyen
dc.subjectStructural Geology: Role of fluidsen
dc.subjectVolcanology: Volcano monitoringen
dc.subjectVolcanology: Instruments and techniquesen
dc.titleParoxysmal summit activity at Mt. Etna (Italy) monitored through continuous soil radon measurementsen
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dc.subject.INGV04. Solid Earth::04.04. Geology::04.04.09. Structural geologyen
dc.subject.INGV04. Solid Earth::04.06. Seismology::04.06.08. Volcano seismologyen
dc.subject.INGV04. Solid Earth::04.08. Volcanology::04.08.06. Volcano monitoringen
dc.subject.INGV04. Solid Earth::04.08. Volcanology::04.08.07. Instruments and techniquesen
dc.identifier.doi10.1029/2005GL023352en
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dc.contributor.authorAlparone, S.en
dc.contributor.authorBehncke, B.en
dc.contributor.authorGiammanco, S.en
dc.contributor.authorNeri, M.en
dc.contributor.authorPrivitera, E.en
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, Sezione Palermo, Palermo, 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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