Geophysical investigations of the plumbing system of Stromboli volcano (Aeolian Islands,Italy)     

Mario Mattia  Marco Aloisi  Giuseppe Di Grazia  Salvatore Gambino  Mimmo Palano  Valentina Bruno 《Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research》2008

In this work, we report the results of an integrated approach using both seismological and geodetic data provided by the INGV-CT (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Catania) Stromboli volcano monitoring systems, in order to improve the knowledge of its plumbing system. In particular, we investigated the relationships between the June 1999 seismic swarm, occurring in the area of Stromboli, and the possible activation of the NE–SW oriented volcano-tectonic structure. We analyzed this seismic swarm proposing new locations and a morphological analysis of the waveforms. This approach allowed us to demonstrate that there are relationships between the tectonic activity near Stromboli and the rising of magma. This evidence supports the hypothesis that during the 1999 swarm an intrusive process started from a crustal level where earthquakes were located (about 10–15 km b.s.l.).  相似文献   

Volcanic tremor at Mt. Etna: Inferences on magma dynamics during effusive and explosive activity     

A. Cannata  A. Catania  S. Alparone  S. Gresta 《Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research》2008

During 1999, the volcanic activity at Mt. Etna was both explosive and effusive at the summit craters: Strombolian activity, lava fountains and lava flows affected different areas of the volcano, involving three of the four summit craters. Results from analysis of the 1999 volcanic tremor features are shown at two different time scales. First, the long-term time variation of the features of the volcanic tremor (including spectral and polarization parameters), during the entire year, was compared with the evolution of the eruptive activity. This approach demonstrated the good agreement between tremor data and observed eruptive activity; the activation of different tremor sources was suggested. Then, a more refined analysis of the volcanic tremor, recorded during 14 lava fountain eruptions, was performed. In particular, a shift of the dominant frequencies towards lower values was noted which corresponds with increasing explosive activity. Similar behaviour in the frequency content has already been observed in other explosive eruptions at Mt. Etna as well as on other volcanoes. This behaviour has been explained in terms of either an increase in the tremor source dimension or a decrease in the sound speed in the magma within the conduit. These results confirm that the volcanic tremor is a powerful tool for better understanding the physical processes controlling explosive eruptions at Mt. Etna volcano.  相似文献   

Occurrence and distribution pattern of Palaemon spp. shrimps in a shallow submarine cave environment: a study case in South‐eastern Italy     

Francesco Denitto  Salvatore Moscatello  Genuario Belmonte 《Marine Ecology》2009,30(4):416-424

The common shrimps of the genus Palaemon are often reported as living in Mediterranean submarine caves. The present study quantifies the distribution pattern of a Palaemon spp. populations throughout 1 year of observations in a shallow submarine cave in South‐eastern Italy, Ionian Sea. The cave was subdivided into six sectors from the entrance towards the inner portion of the ‘blind cave’ and 16 dives (four per season, during both day and night) were performed with SCUBA equipment. The population was estimated in situ using visual census. Four different species of Palaemon were identified. This study has shown that Palaemon spp. assemblages live throughout the year in submarine caves. Moreover, the results suggest submarine caves play an important role in the biology of Palaemon spp. populations, by providing refuge, juvenile recruitment and food resources.  相似文献   

Marine genetic resources: A review of scientific and commercial interest     

David Leary  Marjo Vierros  Gwenaëlle Hamon  Salvatore Arico  Catherine Monagle 《Marine Policy》2009

Marine genetic resources both within and beyond national jurisdiction have been the focus of international negotiations in a range of forums in recent years. One recurrent theme throughout these discussions has been the absence of detailed information upon which policy responses to the emerging issue of the conservation and sustainable use of marine genetic resources (especially in areas beyond national jurisdiction) could be based. In an effort to address some of these knowledge gaps, this article examines the level and nature of scientific and commercial interest in marine genetic resources, including in areas beyond national jurisdiction. It also examines the changing perspectives of the scientific community in relation to the potential of marine genetic resources.  相似文献   

Experiments In Teaching College Geography: A Report To The Profession     

John M. Ball  Dana G. Kurfman  Leonard M. Lansky  Salvatore J. Natoli 《The Professional geographer》1972,24(4):350-361

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Chemical and Isotopic Composition of Waters and Dissolved Gases in Some Thermal Springs of Sicily and Adjacent Volcanic Islands, Italy     

Fausto Grassa  Giorgio Capasso  Rocco Favara  Salvatore Inguaggiato 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》2006,163(4):781-807

Hydrochemical (major and some minor constituents), stable isotope ( and , δ13C_TDIC total dissolved inorganic carbon) and dissolved gas composition have been determined on 33 thermal discharges located throughout Sicily (Italy) and its adjacent islands. On the basis of major ion contents, four main water types have been distinguished: (1) a Na-Cl type; (2) a Ca-Mg > Na-SO₄-Cl type; (3) a Ca-Mg-HCO₃ type and (4) a Na-HCO₃ type water. Most waters are meteoric in origin or resulting from mixing between meteoric water and heavy-isotope end members. In some samples, δ¹⁸O values reflect the effects of equilibrium processes between thermal waters and rocks (positive ¹⁸O-shift) or thermal waters and CO₂ (negative ¹⁸O-shift). Dissolved gas composition indicates the occurrence of gas/water interaction processes in thermal aquifers. N₂/O₂ ratios higher than air-saturated water (ASW), suggest the presence of geochemical processes responsible for dissolved oxygen consumption. High CO₂ contents (more than 3000 cc/litre STP) dissolved in the thermal waters indicate the presence of an external source of carbon dioxide-rich gas. TDIC content and δ¹³C_TDIC show very large ranges from 4.6 to 145.3 mmol/Kg and from –10.0‰ and 2.8‰, respectively. Calculated values indicate the significant contribution from a deep source of carbon dioxide inorganic in origin. Interaction with Mediterranean magmatic CO₂ characterized by heavier carbon isotope ratios ( value from -3 to 0‰ vs V-PDB (CAPASSO et al., 1997, GIAMMANCO et al., 1998; INGUAGGIATO et al., 2000) with respect to MORB value and/or input of CO₂-derived from thermal decomposition of marine carbonates have been inferred.  相似文献   

Ground deformation patterns on Mount Etna, 1992 to 1994, inferred from GPS data     

Giuseppe Puglisi  Alessandro Bonforte  Salvatore Roberto Maugeri 《Bulletin of Volcanology》2001,62(6-7):371-384

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Higher-order Gauss-Bonnet cosmology by Lagrange multipliers     

Salvatore Capozziello  Mauro Francaviglia  Andrey N. Makarenko 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2014,349(1):603-609

We study cosmological models derived from higher-order Gauss-Bonnet gravity F(R,G) by using the Lagrange multiplier approach without assuming the presence of additional fields with the exception of standard perfect fluid matter. The presence of Lagrange multipliers reduces the number of allowed solutions. We need to introduce compatibility conditions of the FRW equations, which impose strict restrictions on the metric or require the introduction of additional exotic matter. Several classes of F(R,G) models are generated and discussed.  相似文献   

Curvilinear coordinate transformations for relative motion     

David A. Vallado  Salvatore Alfano 《Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy》2014,118(3):253-271

Relative motion improvements have traditionally focused on inserting additional force models into existing formulations to achieve greater fidelity, or complex expansions to admit eccentric orbits for propagation. A simpler approach may be numerically integrating the two satellite positions and then converting to a modified equidistant cylindrical frame for comparison in a Hill’s-like frame. Recent works have introduced some approaches for this transformation within the Hill’s construct, and examined the accuracy of the transformation. Still others have introduced transformations as they apply to covariance operations. Each of these has some orbital or force model limitations and defines an approximate circular reference dimension. We develop a precise transformation between the Cartesian and curvilinear frame along the actual satellite orbit and test the results for various orbital classes. The transformation has wide applicability.  相似文献   

Magnetic neutron stars in f(R) gravity     

Artyom V. Astashenok  Salvatore Capozziello  Sergei D. Odintsov 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2015,355(2):333-341

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