Domenico Patanè

TL;DR: In this article, the authors combine seismic, deformation, and volcanic gas observations in an attempt to interpret trends in the recent (2007-2008) activity of Etna volcano, showing that each eruptive episode occurring at the Southeast Crater (SEC) was preceded by a cyclic phase of increase-decrease of plume CO2/SO2 ratios and by inflation of the volcano's summit captured by the GPS network.

TL;DR: In this article, the shape and location of the eruption-feeding dike have been modeled from ground deformation data and the position of the fractures are consistent with the regional stress field characterized by σ 1 oriented approximately N-S. This is consistent with a local tensile regime that favored the ascent through the shallow crust.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of seismic activity affecting the volcano in the period 1978-2001, focusing their attention on the years between 1988 and 2001, and define seismic constraints on the magma source which yielded eruptive activity.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the origin of the recently observed slow-slip events on the eastern flank of Mt. Etna and proposed a general kinematic model for the instability of this area of the volcano.