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{{Infobox volcano | {{Infobox volcano | ||
| name = Etna | | name = Mt. Etna | ||
| elevation_m = 3,350 | | elevation_m = 3,350 | ||
| lat_d = 37 | | lat_d = 37 | ||
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'''Etna''' is a | '''Mt. Etna''' is a stratovolcano located on eastern Sicily, near Catania, Italy. It erupts a basaltic lava and produces long lava flows and cinder cones, and also sometimes displays Strombolian activity. Volcanism at Mt. Etna is currently mostly focussed in the region of the South Eastern Crater. | ||
VAAC: Toulouse | |||
[[File:Plot tmass etna 2011.jpg|frame|center| Column amount of SO<sub>2</sub> retrieved from [[IASI]] measurements of | |||
<ref> Carboni, E., R.G. Grainger, J.C. Walker, A. Dudhia and R. Siddans, A new scheme for sulphur dioxide retrieval from IASI measurements: application to the Eyjafjallajökull eruption of April and May 2010, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 12, 11417—11434, 2012. [http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/12/11417/2012/acp-12-11417-2012.html (ACP)]</ref> | |||
some lava fountain episodes during 2011. ''Credit: Dr Elisa Carboni'']] | |||
==Links== | |||
[http://www.ct.ingv.it/index.php INGV Osservatorio Etneo]<br> | |||
[http://www.volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=211060 Global Volcanism Project page for Mt. Etna] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 11:55, 8 November 2013
| Mt. Etna | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3,350 m |
| Latitude | 37° 45.3′ ″ N |
| Longitude | 14° 59.7′ ″ E |
Mt. Etna is a stratovolcano located on eastern Sicily, near Catania, Italy. It erupts a basaltic lava and produces long lava flows and cinder cones, and also sometimes displays Strombolian activity. Volcanism at Mt. Etna is currently mostly focussed in the region of the South Eastern Crater.
VAAC: Toulouse
Links
INGV Osservatorio Etneo
Global Volcanism Project page for Mt. Etna