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CodaQ for Etna volcano is frequency dependent and theQ frequency pattern and the numerical values ranging from about 100 at 1 Hz to about 300 at 18 Hz are similar to the values obtained for other volcanoes: Campi Flegrei, Aeolian Islands and Hawaii. Moreover the frequency pattern and the numerical values of coda quality factor, for most of the seismically active zones of Italy are very different from those of the volcanic zones.
Several studies of the location of magma chambers show the presence of magma pockets beneath Lipari and Vulcano Islands of the Aeolian archipelago and an anomalous low velocity body beneath Etna. These evidences suggest that a possible interpretation of the characteristic frequency pattern ofQ on volcanic areas is that the presence of magma can modify the scattering environment and consequently the codaQ estimates.
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Del Pezzo, E., Gresta, S., Patané, G. et al. Attenuation of short period seismic waves at Etna as compared to other volcanic areas. PAGEOPH 125, 1039–1050 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00879367
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