Long-period seismic events with strikingly regular temporal patterns on Katla volcano's south flank (Iceland)

• Published in: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
• Main Authors: SGATTONI, GIULIA, LUCCHI, FEDERICO, Jeddi, Zeinab, Gudmundsson, Ólafur, Einarsson, Páll, Tryggvason, Ari, Lund, Björn
• Other Authors: Sgattoni, Giulia, Lucchi, Federico
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Glacial processe; Iceland; Katla volcano; Long-period earthquake; Volcanic processe; Geophysic; Geochemistry and Petrology; Katla; Mýrdalsjökull; Gvendarfell; glacier; Ice cap
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11585/567721; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2016.05.017; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03770273

Katla is a threatening volcano in Iceland, partly covered by the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap. The volcano has a large caldera with several active geothermal areas. A peculiar cluster of long-period seismic events started on Katla's south flank in July 2011, during an unrest episode in the caldera tha...