Dedication vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgements xi
Introduction xiii
Section I: Geology and Eruptive History
Eruptions of Mt. Etna During the Past 3,200 Years: A Revised Compilation Integrating the Historical
and Stratigraphic Records
Stefono Branca and Paola Del Carlo 1
The Tectonics and Geodynamics of Mt. Etna: Synthesis and Interpretation of Geological
and Geophysical Data
Jean Claude Bousquet and Gianni Lanzafame 29
Geological Evolution of Etna Volcano
Stefano Branca, Mauro Coltelli, and Gianluca Groppelli 49
Valle del Bove, Eastern Flank of Etna Volcano: A Comprehensive Model for the Opening of
the Depression and Implications for Future Hazards
Sonia Calvari, Lawrence H. Tanner, Gianluca Groppelli, and Gianluca Norini 65
Last 100 kaTephrostratigraphic Record of Mount Etna
Paola Del Carlo, Luigina Vezzoli, and Mauro Coltelli 77
Section II: Petrology and Gas Geochemistry
Dynamics of Magmas at Mount Etna
Rosa Anna Corsaro and Mass/mo Pompilio 91
Volcanic Gas Emissions From the Summit Craters and Flanks of Mt. Etna, 1987-2000
Tommaso Calfablano, Michael Burton, Salvatore Giammanco, Patrick AWard, Nicola Bruno, Filippo Mure, and Romolo Romano 111
Magmatic Gas Leakage at Mount Etna (Sicily, Italy): Relationships With the Volcano-Tectonic
Structures, the Hydrological Pattern and the Eruptive Activity
Alessandro Aiuppa, Patrick AWard, Walter D'Alessandro, Salvatore Giammanco, Francesco Parello,
and Mariano Valenza 129
Section III: Seismology
Mt Etna Volcano: A Seismological Framework
Domenico Patane, Ornella Cocina, Susanna Falsaperla, Eugenio Privitera, and Salvatore Spampinafo 147
Faulting Processes and Earthquake Source Parameters at Mount Etna: State of the Art and Perspectives
Domenico Patane and Elisabetta Giampiccolo 167
The Mt. Etna Plumbing System: The Contribution of Seismic Tomography
Cloudio Chiarabba, Pasquale De Gori, and Domenico Patane 191
Seismicity and Active Tectonics in the Etna Region: Constraints for a Seismotectonic Model
Raffaele Azzaro 205
Section IV: Gravity and Electromagnetism
Microgravity Studies at Mount Etna (Italy)
Gennaro Budetta, Daniele Carbone, Filippo Greco, and Hazel Rymer 221
Magnetic Field Monitoring at Mt. Etna During the Last 20 Years
Ciro Del Negro and Rosalba Napoli 241
Magnetic Stratigraphy Procedures at Etna
Alberto Incoronato and Ciro Del Negro 263
A Geophysical Study of the Mount Etna Volcanic Area
Paolo Mauriello, Domenico Patella, Zaccaria Petrillo, Agata Siniscalchi, Teresa luliano, and Ciro Del Negro 273
Section V: Ground Deformation
Modeling of Ground Deformation Associated with Recent Lateral Eruptions: Mechanics of
Magma Ascent and Intermediate Storage at Mt. Etna
Alessandro Bonaccorso and Paul A. I. Davis 293
Continuous Tilt Monitoring: Lesson Learned From 20 Years Experience at Mt. Etna
Alessandro Bonaccorso, Orazio Campisi, Giuseppe Falzone, and Salvatore Gambino 307
Twelve Years of Ground Deformation Studies on Mt. Etna Volcano Based on GPS Surveys
Giuseppe Puglisi, Pierre Briole, and Alessandro Bonforte 321
Section VI: Lava Flow Simulation and Mitigation
Application of the Cellular Automata Model SCIARA to the 2001 Mount Etna Crisis
Donatella Barca, Gino A. I. Crisci, Rocco Rongo, Salvatore Di Gregorio, and William Spataro 343
The Control of Lava Flows at Mt. Etna
Franco Barberi and Maria Luisa Carapezza 357
