Giuseppe Imbò and his contribution to volcano seismology
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Title (Dublin Core)
Giuseppe Imbò and his contribution to volcano seismology
Description (Dublin Core)
Together with Fusakichi Omori and Kenzo Sassa, Giuseppe Imbò is one of the founders of volcano seismology. Imbò's novel idea in volcanic tremor analysis was the introduction of what he called "numeri indici dell'intensità eruttiva" (numerical indices of the eruptive intensity). It was one of the first attempts to quantify eruptive activity on the basis of seismic data. The indices permitted him to establish correlations at Mt. Vesuvius between seismic observations and eruptive phenomena. He found significant differences in the character of the recorded seismic signals between pre- and post-eruptive phases of effusive and explosive activity of the March 1944 eruption of Vesuvius. According to Imbò, volcanic tremors are the product of a rhythmic hammering caused by the degassing magma normal to the vertically-oriented walls of the feeding conduits.
Creator (Dublin Core)
R. Schick
Subject (Dublin Core)
Mt. Vesuvius
Imbò
Volcanic tremor
Meteorology. Climatology
QC851-999
Geophysics. Cosmic physics
QC801-809
Publisher (Dublin Core)
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Date (Dublin Core)
1999-06-01T00:00:00Z
Type (Dublin Core)
article
Identifier (Dublin Core)
10.4401/ag-3742
1593-5213
2037-416X
https://doaj.org/article/a131769794184afe9310bb2cd7f7d3d6
Source (Dublin Core)
Annals of Geophysics, Vol 42, Iss 3 (1999)
Language (Dublin Core)
EN
Relation (Dublin Core)
http://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/3742
https://doaj.org/toc/1593-5213
https://doaj.org/toc/2037-416X
Provenance (Dublin Core)
Journal Licence: CC BY