Remote sEnsing obServations of source Parameters and data IntegRation at EtnA: the RESPIRA database

Type Dataset Class type Volcanology data

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In this work, we present an online dataset named RESPIRA: Remote sEnsing obServations of source Parameters and data IntegRation at EtnA. The RESPIRA dataset includes column heights, mass eruption rate and total grain-size distribution derived from past publications, from new analyses using different sensors and/or derived from well-known formulation.

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Cite as

Mereu L., Scollo S. (2025). Remote sEnsing obServations of source Parameters and data IntegRation at EtnA: the RESPIRA database (Version 1) [Data set]. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV). https://doi.org/10.13127/etna/respira

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Field Value
Version 1
Dataset Identifier (DOI) 10.13127/etna/respira
Acronym RESPIRA
Other Identifier OthId Identifier: ingv_1175
OthId Organization: INGV
Dataset Themes TECH
Publisher Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Release Date 18-12-2025
Modification Date 11-05-2026
Geographical Name Organizational Unit Responsible Competence Area
GeoNames URL Not available
Dataset Languages ITA
Temporal Coverage From 24-09-1986 until 02-06-2025
Rights holder Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
ROR 00qps9a02
IPA ingv
Update frequency never
Version Of Not available
Spatial extent {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[12.05921173095703,38.5018329763291],[12.05921173095703,38.5018329763291],[15.959358215332028,38.48463538137244],[15.838508605957028,36.435508667166815],[12.048225402832028,36.4796900091808],[12.05921173095703,38.5018329763291]]]}
Authors MEREU Luigi
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy
SCOLLO Simona
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy
Class type Volcanoes Department
Volcanology data

Contributing projects

  • Pianeta Dinamico: Geoscienze per la comprensione dei meccanismi di funzionamento della Terra e dei conseguenti rischi naturali
    Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca (MUR)
    [ 2019-01-01 ⇒ 2029-12-31 ]
  • SPACE IT UP - Progetto Partenariato esteso
    Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)
    [ 2024-07-31 ⇒ 2028-07-31 ]

Data schema

Newer datasets

  • The dataset has the following newer version
    • Mereu L., Scollo S. (2026). Remote sEnsing obServations of source Parameters and data IntegRation at EtnA: the RESPIRA database V2 (Version 2) [Data set]. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV). https://doi.org/10.13127/etna/respira-v2