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'''Etna''' is a volcano placed on the east part of Sicily, near Catania, Italy.
'''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  
[[File:Plot tmass etna 2011.jpg|frame|center| Column amount of SO<sub>2</sub> retrieved from [[IASI]] measurements of  

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

Column amount of SO2 retrieved from IASI measurements of [1] some lava fountain episodes during 2011. Credit: Dr Elisa Carboni


Links

INGV Osservatorio Etneo

References

  1. ↑ 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. (ACP)
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