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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-1743-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-1743-2023
Research article
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12 May 2023
Research article |  | 12 May 2023

Clustering of eruptive events from high-precision strain signals recorded during the 2020–2022 lava fountains at the Etna volcano (Italy)

Luigi Carleo, Gilda Currenti, and Alessandro Bonaccorso

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Lava fountains at the Etna volcano are explosive eruptions that pose a serious threat to civil infrastructure and aviation. Their evolution from weak explosion to sustained eruptive column is imprinted in tiny ground deformations caught by strain signals with diverse duration and amplitude. By performing a clustering analysis on strain variations, we discover a transition among four eruptive styles, providing useful hints for volcano monitoring and hazard assessment.
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