Evidence for ground motion polarization on fault zones of Mount Etna volcano

Climate forcing of volcano lateral collapse: evidence from Mount Etna, Sicily.

In this study, we present evidence for early Holocene climatic conditions providing circumstances favourable to major lateral collapse at Mount Etna, Sicily. The volcano's most notable topographic feature is the Valle del Bove, a 5 x 8 km cliff-bounded amphitheatre excavated from the eastern flank of the volcano. Its origin due to prehistoric lateral collapse is corroborated by stürtzstrom depo...

An Insar Ground Deformation Inversion Scheme Using a Fem-based Fault Slip Model: an Application to Etna Volcano

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Lava channel formation during the 2001 eruption on Mount Etna: evidence for mechanical erosion.

We report the direct observation of a peculiar lava channel that was formed near the base of a parasitic cone during the 2001 eruption on Mount Etna. Erosive processes by flowing lava are commonly attributed to thermal erosion. However, field evidence strongly suggests that models of thermal erosion cannot explain the formation of this channel. Here, we put forward the idea that the essential e...

The Use of Surveillance Cameras for the Rapid Mapping of Lava Flows: An Application to Mount Etna Volcano

In order to improve the observation capability in one of the most active volcanic areas in the world, Mt. Etna, we developed a processing method to use the surveillance cameras for a quasi real-time mapping of syn-eruptive processes. Following an evaluation of the current performance of the Etna permanent ground NEtwork of Thermal and Visible Sensors (Etna_NETVIS), its possible implementation a...

Comparing satellite and ground-based observations of paroxysmal degassing events at Etna volcano, Italy