Etna

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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
Global Volcanism Project page for Mt. Etna

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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