Alessandro Bonforte was born in Catania (Italy) on December 5, 1970. He achieved the degree in Geology in July 1994, discussing the following theses: “Misure di deformazioni del suolo all’Etna mediante GPS: campagne 1992-1993”; “Evoluzione del campo lavico dell’eruzione etnea 1991-1993”; “Rilevamento geologico di una zona a NE di Melilli (SR)”.

• Dedication viiPreface ixAcknowledgements xiIntroduction xiiiSection I: Geology and Eruptive HistoryEruptions of Mt. Etna During the Past 3,200 Years: A Revised Compilation Integrating the Historicaland Stratigraphic RecordsStefono Branca and Paola Del Carlo 1The Tectonics and Geodynamics of Mt. Etna: Synthesis and Interpretation of Geologicaland Geophysical DataJean Claude Bousquet and Gianni Lanzafame 29Geological Evolution of Etna VolcanoStefano Branca, Mauro Coltelli, and Gianluca Groppelli 49Valle del Bove, Eastern Flank of Etna Volcano: A Comprehensive Model for the Opening ofthe Depression and Implications for Future HazardsSonia Calvari, Lawrence H. Tanner, Gianluca Groppelli, and Gianluca Norini 65Last 100 kaTephrostratigraphic Record of Mount EtnaPaola Del Carlo, Luigina Vezzoli, and Mauro Coltelli 77Section II: Petrology and Gas GeochemistryDynamics of Magmas at Mount EtnaRosa Anna Corsaro and Mass/mo Pompilio 91Volcanic Gas Emissions From the Summit Craters and Flanks of Mt. Etna, 1987-2000Tommaso Calfablano, Michael Burton, Salvatore Giammanco, Patrick AWard, Nicola Bruno, Filippo Mure, and Romolo Romano 111Magmatic Gas Leakage at Mount Etna (Sicily, Italy): Relationships With the Volcano-TectonicStructures, the Hydrological Pattern and the Eruptive ActivityAlessandro Aiuppa, Patrick AWard, Walter D'Alessandro, Salvatore Giammanco, Francesco Parello,and Mariano Valenza 129Section III: SeismologyMt Etna Volcano: A Seismological FrameworkDomenico Patane, Ornella Cocina, Susanna Falsaperla, Eugenio Privitera, and Salvatore Spampinafo 147Faulting Processes and Earthquake Source Parameters at Mount Etna: State of the Art and PerspectivesDomenico Patane and Elisabetta Giampiccolo 167The Mt. Etna Plumbing System: The Contribution of Seismic TomographyCloudio Chiarabba, Pasquale De Gori, and Domenico Patane 191Seismicity and Active Tectonics in the Etna Region: Constraints for a Seismotectonic ModelRaffaele Azzaro 205Section IV: Gravity and ElectromagnetismMicrogravity Studies at Mount Etna (Italy)Gennaro Budetta, Daniele Carbone, Filippo Greco, and Hazel Rymer 221Magnetic Field Monitoring at Mt. Etna During the Last 20 YearsCiro Del Negro and Rosalba Napoli 241Magnetic Stratigraphy Procedures at EtnaAlberto Incoronato and Ciro Del Negro 263A Geophysical Study of the Mount Etna Volcanic AreaPaolo Mauriello, Domenico Patella, Zaccaria Petrillo, Agata Siniscalchi, Teresa luliano, and Ciro Del Negro 273Section V: Ground DeformationModeling of Ground Deformation Associated with Recent Lateral Eruptions: Mechanics ofMagma Ascent and Intermediate Storage at Mt. EtnaAlessandro Bonaccorso and Paul A. I. Davis 293Continuous Tilt Monitoring: Lesson Learned From 20 Years Experience at Mt. EtnaAlessandro Bonaccorso, Orazio Campisi, Giuseppe Falzone, and Salvatore Gambino 307Twelve Years of Ground Deformation Studies on Mt. Etna Volcano Based on GPS SurveysGiuseppe Puglisi, Pierre Briole, and Alessandro Bonforte 321Section VI: Lava Flow Simulation and MitigationApplication of the Cellular Automata Model SCIARA to the 2001 Mount Etna CrisisDonatella Barca, Gino A. I. Crisci, Rocco Rongo, Salvatore Di Gregorio, and William Spataro 343The Control of Lava Flows at Mt. EtnaFranco Barberi and Maria Luisa Carapezza 357