A5038794474- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Marine and environmental studies
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Geological formations and processes
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
- Underwater Acoustics Research
- Echinoderm biology and ecology
- Geological and Geophysical Studies
- Earthquake Detection and Analysis
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Geological Studies and Exploration
- Island Studies and Pacific Affairs
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Seismology and Earthquake Studies
Istituto di Scienze Marine del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
2008-2025
Bologna Research Area
2025
National Research Council
2024
Legambiente
2018
Leonardo (Italy)
2009-2011
Sapienza University of Rome
2003
The central Red Sea, an oceanic basin floored by Miocene evaporites reaching kilometres in thickness places, is at early stage of development, where seafloor spreading has geologically only recently replaced continental rifting.Surveying with a high-resolution multibeam echo-sounder around Thetis Deep, new centre, revealed remarkable series structures resembling viscous gravity flows, which are here interpreted as originating from flowage the laterally unloaded axial rifting and other...
Reliable piercing points on both sides of the Sea Marmara enabled us to obtain an estimate slip‐rate over time scales 10–15 ka different fault strands North Anatolian Fault (NAF) system. We analyzed geomorphic features in gulfs Izmit, Gemlik (Sea Marmara) and Saros (NE Aegean Sea), which were passively displaced by NAF after their abandonment related post‐glacial sea level rise. Results for main northern strand, consistently similar pull‐apart, are order 10 mm/yr, about one half that...
Research Article| November 01, 2011 Initial burst of oceanic crust accretion in the Red Sea due to edge-driven mantle convection Marco Ligi; Ligi * 1Istituto di Scienze Marine, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy *E-mail: marco.ligi@bo.ismar.cnr.it. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Enrico Bonatti; Bonatti Italy2Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964, USA Fabio Caratori Tontini; Tontini...
New high-resolution bathymetric and magnetic data from the western Aeolian sector, southern Tyrrhenian Sea, provide insights into structural volcanic development of area, suggesting a strong interaction between volcanism tectonics. The analysis these combined with relocated earthquake distribution, focal plane solutions strain rate evaluation indicates that dextral strike-slip Sisifo-Alicudi shear zone is complex wide area active deformation, representing superficial expression deep seated...
The Calabrian Arc is a narrow subduction-rollback system resulting from Africa/Eurasia plate convergence. We analysed the structural style of frontal accretionary wedge through multi-scale geophysical approach. Pre-stack depth-migrated crustal-scale seismic profiles unravelled overall geometry subduction complex; high-resolution multi-channel and sub-bottom CHIRP profiles, together with morpho-structural maps, integrated deep data constrained fine structure wedge, as well deformation...
Abstract. Seismic stratigraphy and core litho-stratigraphy in the Salerno Bay inner shelf (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea) reveal significant storm deposition episodes over last 1 ky. Three major events are preserved as decimetre thick silt/sand layers bounded at their base by erosional surfaces sealed muddy marine sequences between 25 60 m of depth. Geochronology chrono-stratigraphy on sediment point towards a recurrence sea storms 0.1 0.3 ky put event 19th century, when no local meteorological...
Stromboli Island, located in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea, is emerged part (about 900 meters above sea level) of an approximately 3‐kilometer‐high stratovolcano. Its persistent Strombolian activity, documented for more than 2000 years, sometimes interrupted by lava effusions or major explosions. Despite number recently published geophysical studies aimed at clarifying volcano's eruption dynamics, spatial extent and geometrical characteristics its plumbing system remain poorly understood. In...
The MaGIC project (Marine Geohazard along the Italian Coasts) had aim of mapping geohazard in seas and resulted numerous maps. In this paper, we present maps: 'Maps features eastern Sardinian Margin'. Eastern Sardinia margin has mainly a narrow shelf, which reaches width 20 km only to north. At base-of-slope, series intra-slope basins sits structural depressions formed during opening Tyrrhenian back-arc system. Submerged, coastal depositional bodies are Olbia area where continental shelf is...
The southern part of Tyrrhenian back-arc basin (NW Sicily), formed due to the rifting and spreading processes in setting, is currently undergoing contractional tectonics. analysis seismic reflection profiles integrated with bathymetry, magnetic data seismicity allowed us map a widespread tectonics structures, such as positive flower anticlines inverted normal faults, which deform sedimentary sequence intra-slope basins. Two main tectonic phases have been recognised: (i) Pliocene extensional...
The Tyrrhenian Sea salt is part of the Messinian Mediterranean giant. Its regional distribution was mapped during early exploration back-arc basin. More recently, detailed studies have focused on reconstruction setting in Sardinian offshore. A overview tectonics character thus missing. With this mind, we present first basin-scale interpretation a combined data set multibeam bathymetry and seismic lines. In relatively flat, proximal areas Cornalia Campania Terraces, vertical rise diapirs...
The cruise POSEIDON from 10-22 June 2023, mapped the tectonic structure of region extending western Peloponnese across Ionian Islands. This is one most complex and comparatively little evaluated regions, with demonstrated seismic hazard, in Mediterranean. contains a fault system numerous strands controlling much submarine subaerial relief dramatic lateral changes deformation rates. has produced large earthquakes, mostly offshore, recorded during past few decades Greek national seismological...
The Messina Strait and surrounding areas are one of the most interesting regions western Mediterranean Sea, characterized by complex interplay between Mesozoic-Paleogene Ionian basin, where Calabrian Arc accretionary prism extends towards southeast, Neogene Tyrrhenian back-arc basin to northwest.Complex fault networks with different kinematics, running from inner side arc through coast Sicily, as far Hyblean Plateau, result coexistence geodynamic settings in area. Some these faults...
The MaGIC project (Marine Geohazard along the Italian Coasts) had aim of mapping geohazard in seas and resulted production numerous maps covering parts Seas. In this paper, we present maps: 'The submerged portions Aeolian volcanic islands north-eastern Sicilian margin', located south-eastern Tyrrhenian Sea. Both areas are affected by active geological processes, which represent important geohazards elements. Inthe submarine Stromboli volcanoremobilization volcaniclastic deposits occur Sciara...
The Magic project (MArine Geohazard along Italian Coasts), a large coordinated initiative that involved the whole marine geological research community in Italy 2007–2013, produced series of maps features Central-Southern Tyrrhenian Seamounts. derive from multibeam surveys and therefore mainly rely on morphological expression seafloor shallow sub-surface processes events. Potential geohazards related to eruption flank instability volcanic seamounts Sea are discussed compared.