Dissertations / Theses: '02-GEO'

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D’Oriano, Filippo <1980&gt. "Geological and Structural evolution of the Eurasia Africa plate boundary in the Gulf of Cadiz Central Eastern Atlantic Sea." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2010. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/2982/1/Doriano_tesi_dott.pdf.

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Iberia Africa plate boundary, cross, roughly W-E, connecting the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Azores triple junction to the Continental margin of Morocco. Relative movement between the two plate change along the boundary, from transtensive near the Azores archipelago, through trascurrent movement in the middle at the Gloria Fracture Zone, to transpressive in the Gulf of Cadiz area. This study presents the results of geophysical and geological analysis on the plate boundary area offshore Gibraltar. The main topic is to clarify the geodynamic evolution of this area from Oligocene to Quaternary. Recent studies have shown that the new plate boundary is represented by a 600 km long set of aligned, dextral trascurrent faults (the SWIM lineaments) connecting the Gloria fault to the Riff orogene. The western termination of these lineaments crosscuts the Gibraltar accretionary prism and seems to reach the Moroccan continental shelf. In the past two years newly acquired bathymetric data collected in the Moroccan offshore permit to enlighten the present position of the eastern portion of the plate boundary, previously thought to be a diffuse plate boundary. The plate boundary evolution, from the onset of compression in the Oligocene to the Late Pliocene activation of trascurrent structures, is not yet well constrained. The review of available seismics lines, gravity and bathymetric data, together with the analysis of new acquired bathymetric and high resolution seismic data offshore Morocco, allows to understand how the deformation acted at lithospheric scale under the compressive regime. Lithospheric folding in the area is suggested, and a new conceptual model is proposed for the propagation of the deformation acting in the brittle crust during this process. Our results show that lithospheric folding, both in oceanic and thinned continental crust, produced large wavelength synclines bounded by short wavelength, top thrust, anticlines. Two of these anticlines are located in the Gulf of Cadiz, and are represented by the Gorringe Ridge and Coral Patch seamounts. Lithospheric folding probably interacted with the Monchique – Madeira hotspot during the 72 Ma to Recent, NNE – SSW transit. Plume related volcanism is for the first time described on top of the Coral Patch seamount, where nine volcanoes are found by means of bathymetric data. 40Ar-39Ar age of 31.4±1.98 Ma are measured from one rock sample of one of these volcanoes. Analysis on biogenic samples show how the Coral Patch act as a starved offshore seamount since the Chattian. We proposed that compression stress formed lithospheric scale structures playing as a reserved lane for the upwelling of mantle material during the hotspot transit. The interaction between lithospheric folding and the hotspot emplacement can be also responsible for the irregularly spacing, and anomalous alignments, of individual islands and seamounts belonging to the Monchique - Madeira hotspot.

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D’Oriano, Filippo <1980&gt. "Geological and Structural evolution of the Eurasia Africa plate boundary in the Gulf of Cadiz Central Eastern Atlantic Sea." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2010. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/2982/.

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Iberia Africa plate boundary, cross, roughly W-E, connecting the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Azores triple junction to the Continental margin of Morocco. Relative movement between the two plate change along the boundary, from transtensive near the Azores archipelago, through trascurrent movement in the middle at the Gloria Fracture Zone, to transpressive in the Gulf of Cadiz area. This study presents the results of geophysical and geological analysis on the plate boundary area offshore Gibraltar. The main topic is to clarify the geodynamic evolution of this area from Oligocene to Quaternary. Recent studies have shown that the new plate boundary is represented by a 600 km long set of aligned, dextral trascurrent faults (the SWIM lineaments) connecting the Gloria fault to the Riff orogene. The western termination of these lineaments crosscuts the Gibraltar accretionary prism and seems to reach the Moroccan continental shelf. In the past two years newly acquired bathymetric data collected in the Moroccan offshore permit to enlighten the present position of the eastern portion of the plate boundary, previously thought to be a diffuse plate boundary. The plate boundary evolution, from the onset of compression in the Oligocene to the Late Pliocene activation of trascurrent structures, is not yet well constrained. The review of available seismics lines, gravity and bathymetric data, together with the analysis of new acquired bathymetric and high resolution seismic data offshore Morocco, allows to understand how the deformation acted at lithospheric scale under the compressive regime. Lithospheric folding in the area is suggested, and a new conceptual model is proposed for the propagation of the deformation acting in the brittle crust during this process. Our results show that lithospheric folding, both in oceanic and thinned continental crust, produced large wavelength synclines bounded by short wavelength, top thrust, anticlines. Two of these anticlines are located in the Gulf of Cadiz, and are represented by the Gorringe Ridge and Coral Patch seamounts. Lithospheric folding probably interacted with the Monchique – Madeira hotspot during the 72 Ma to Recent, NNE – SSW transit. Plume related volcanism is for the first time described on top of the Coral Patch seamount, where nine volcanoes are found by means of bathymetric data. 40Ar-39Ar age of 31.4±1.98 Ma are measured from one rock sample of one of these volcanoes. Analysis on biogenic samples show how the Coral Patch act as a starved offshore seamount since the Chattian. We proposed that compression stress formed lithospheric scale structures playing as a reserved lane for the upwelling of mantle material during the hotspot transit. The interaction between lithospheric folding and the hotspot emplacement can be also responsible for the irregularly spacing, and anomalous alignments, of individual islands and seamounts belonging to the Monchique - Madeira hotspot.

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Giambastiani, Beatrice Maria Sole <1978&gt. "Evoluzione idrologica ed idrogeologica della pineta di San Vitale (Ravenna)." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2007. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/291/1/Dottorato_Giambastiani_XIXCICLO.pdf.

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Giambastiani, Beatrice Maria Sole <1978&gt. "Evoluzione idrologica ed idrogeologica della pineta di San Vitale (Ravenna)." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2007. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/291/.

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dalla, Valle Giacomo <1977&gt. "Dinamica sedimentaria torbiditica in bacini confinati: margine orientale della Sardegna." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2007. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/454/1/Tesi__Dottorato_Dalla_Valle_Giacomo.pdf.

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La sedimentazione clastica di mare profondo è attualmente uno dei principali argomenti della ricerca sedimentologica sia in ambito puramente accademico che in ambito petrolifero-industriale. Gli studi recenti hanno enfatizzato l'influenza fondamentale della topografia preesistente del fondo marino sulla crescita e la morfologia sui fan di mare profondo; si è visto come, in molti systemi torbiditici, l’evoluzione dei processi deposizionali sia stata da moderatamente a fortemente controllata dall’ effetto di confinamento di scarpate tettoniche, ridge strutturali e seamounts. Scopo di questo lavoro è studiare l'effetto del confinamento alla scala di bacino sui principali sistemi torbiditici del margine orientale della Sardegna che rappresenta un margine passivo articolato di bacini di intraslope confinati verso mare da seamounts. Lo studio dei sistemi deposizionali è stato eseguito attraverso l'interpretazione di dati di batimetria multibeam ad alto dettaglio acquisiti dall’ISMAR di Bologna durante la crociera Tir99. L’ interpretazione multibeam è stata integrata con l’ analisi di profili sismici a riflessione per comprendere la morfologia l’organizzazione interna e l’evoluzione nel tempo dei principali elementi deposizionali dei sistemi torbiditici. Tre bacini di intraslope (Olbia, Baronie e il settore settentrionale del bacino Ogliastra) sono stati investigati. Il bacino di Olbia è il bacino più settentrionale del margine orientale della Sardegna ed è limitato verso mare dai seamount Etruschi e Baronie. Il principale sistema torbiditico del bacino di Olbia è costituito dal Caprera, articolato in un sistema di canyon alimentatori nella piattaforma e nella scarpata continentale e da un ampio canale con argini alla base della scarpata. Il Caprera è fiancheggiato da un ampia piattaforma continentale, e questa, fungendo da “magazzino” per il materiale piu grossolando, può spiegare la peculiare architettura sedimentaria del suo fan. L'effetto di confinamento del bacino sulla forma e sull'evoluzione del fan del Caprera è evidente soprattutto sull'asimmetria dei leve e su fenomeni di avulsione che hanno coinvolto il canale. Il bacino di intraslope di Olbia appare completamente riempito, e, nel bordo orientale, è presente il canyon di intrabacino verso il bacino sottostante. Gli effetti dell'abbassamento del livello di base sono visibili nel settore distale del sistema, dove si ha lo sviluppo di canali distributari e di valli erosive a basso rilievo, che rappresentano le porzioni "upslope" dei canyon di "bypass". Il bacino di intraslope del Baronie è il bacino centrale del margine, confinato verso mare dal seamount delle Baronie, e presenta una via di fuga laterale rappresentato dal sistema di canyon di Gonone-Orosei. Il Posada è il sistema torbiditico principale, consiste di un canyon profondamente inciso nella piattaforma e nella scarpata, e sviluppa alla base della scarpata un piccolo fa radiale. La morfologia del è il risultato dell'interazione complessa tra la geoemtria del bacino ricevente ed il comportamento dei flussi sedimentari. La forma del bacino ha costretto il sistema torbiditico a cambiare la direzione di sviluppo, da est verso sud. Processi di framanento in massa a grande scala hanno inoltre contribuito alla riorganizzazione del sistema torbiditico. Il bacino dell’Ogliastra è localizzato nel settore meridionale del margine, limitato verso mare dal seamount Quirra. Il settore settentrionale della scarpata continentale del bacino Ogliastra è caratterizzato da canyon e incisioni di carattere ibrido, con tratti deposizionali ed erosivi. L'Arbatax è il principale sistema torbiditico del bacino di Ogliastra caratterizzato da un settore meridionale dominato da un canale alimentatore e da un settore settentrionale abbandonato, caratterizzato da fenomeni di smantellamento e instabilità gravitativa. In generale i risultati dello studio evidenziano l'importanza della combinazione dei fattori di controllo esterni, e della topografia preesistente, nello sviluppo dei processi sedimentari e degli elementi deposizionali dei sistemi torbiditici. In particolare, appare evidente come lo stile deposizionale dei sistemi torbiditici in ambiente confinato diverga sostanzialmente da quello previsto dai modelli di fan sottomarini usati come strumenti predittivi nella esplorazione e sfruttamento dei giacimenti di idrocarburi.

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dalla, Valle Giacomo <1977&gt. "Dinamica sedimentaria torbiditica in bacini confinati: margine orientale della Sardegna." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2007. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/454/.

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La sedimentazione clastica di mare profondo è attualmente uno dei principali argomenti della ricerca sedimentologica sia in ambito puramente accademico che in ambito petrolifero-industriale. Gli studi recenti hanno enfatizzato l'influenza fondamentale della topografia preesistente del fondo marino sulla crescita e la morfologia sui fan di mare profondo; si è visto come, in molti systemi torbiditici, l’evoluzione dei processi deposizionali sia stata da moderatamente a fortemente controllata dall’ effetto di confinamento di scarpate tettoniche, ridge strutturali e seamounts. Scopo di questo lavoro è studiare l'effetto del confinamento alla scala di bacino sui principali sistemi torbiditici del margine orientale della Sardegna che rappresenta un margine passivo articolato di bacini di intraslope confinati verso mare da seamounts. Lo studio dei sistemi deposizionali è stato eseguito attraverso l'interpretazione di dati di batimetria multibeam ad alto dettaglio acquisiti dall’ISMAR di Bologna durante la crociera Tir99. L’ interpretazione multibeam è stata integrata con l’ analisi di profili sismici a riflessione per comprendere la morfologia l’organizzazione interna e l’evoluzione nel tempo dei principali elementi deposizionali dei sistemi torbiditici. Tre bacini di intraslope (Olbia, Baronie e il settore settentrionale del bacino Ogliastra) sono stati investigati. Il bacino di Olbia è il bacino più settentrionale del margine orientale della Sardegna ed è limitato verso mare dai seamount Etruschi e Baronie. Il principale sistema torbiditico del bacino di Olbia è costituito dal Caprera, articolato in un sistema di canyon alimentatori nella piattaforma e nella scarpata continentale e da un ampio canale con argini alla base della scarpata. Il Caprera è fiancheggiato da un ampia piattaforma continentale, e questa, fungendo da “magazzino” per il materiale piu grossolando, può spiegare la peculiare architettura sedimentaria del suo fan. L'effetto di confinamento del bacino sulla forma e sull'evoluzione del fan del Caprera è evidente soprattutto sull'asimmetria dei leve e su fenomeni di avulsione che hanno coinvolto il canale. Il bacino di intraslope di Olbia appare completamente riempito, e, nel bordo orientale, è presente il canyon di intrabacino verso il bacino sottostante. Gli effetti dell'abbassamento del livello di base sono visibili nel settore distale del sistema, dove si ha lo sviluppo di canali distributari e di valli erosive a basso rilievo, che rappresentano le porzioni "upslope" dei canyon di "bypass". Il bacino di intraslope del Baronie è il bacino centrale del margine, confinato verso mare dal seamount delle Baronie, e presenta una via di fuga laterale rappresentato dal sistema di canyon di Gonone-Orosei. Il Posada è il sistema torbiditico principale, consiste di un canyon profondamente inciso nella piattaforma e nella scarpata, e sviluppa alla base della scarpata un piccolo fa radiale. La morfologia del è il risultato dell'interazione complessa tra la geoemtria del bacino ricevente ed il comportamento dei flussi sedimentari. La forma del bacino ha costretto il sistema torbiditico a cambiare la direzione di sviluppo, da est verso sud. Processi di framanento in massa a grande scala hanno inoltre contribuito alla riorganizzazione del sistema torbiditico. Il bacino dell’Ogliastra è localizzato nel settore meridionale del margine, limitato verso mare dal seamount Quirra. Il settore settentrionale della scarpata continentale del bacino Ogliastra è caratterizzato da canyon e incisioni di carattere ibrido, con tratti deposizionali ed erosivi. L'Arbatax è il principale sistema torbiditico del bacino di Ogliastra caratterizzato da un settore meridionale dominato da un canale alimentatore e da un settore settentrionale abbandonato, caratterizzato da fenomeni di smantellamento e instabilità gravitativa. In generale i risultati dello studio evidenziano l'importanza della combinazione dei fattori di controllo esterni, e della topografia preesistente, nello sviluppo dei processi sedimentari e degli elementi deposizionali dei sistemi torbiditici. In particolare, appare evidente come lo stile deposizionale dei sistemi torbiditici in ambiente confinato diverga sostanzialmente da quello previsto dai modelli di fan sottomarini usati come strumenti predittivi nella esplorazione e sfruttamento dei giacimenti di idrocarburi.

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Minisini, Daniel <1978&gt. "Mass-transport deposits on Mediterranean continental margins." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2007. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/455/1/tesiMinisini.pdf.

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Extensive mass transport deposits and multiple slide scars testify widespread and recurrent submarine sediment failures occurring during the late Quaternary on the SW-Adriatic and SE-Sicilian margins. These mass movements and their consequences contributed to shape the continental slopes and fill the basins with characteristic signatures. Geomorphological, seismo-stratigraphic, sedimentological and biostratigraphic data provide clues to: 1) define distinct failure mechanisms investigating on factors that determine dissimilar organization of coeval displaced masses, 2) reconstruct successive phases of failure stressing on the same location where slide scars crosscut and mass-transport deposits overlap, 3) analyze regional setting and indicate the most suitable place where to calculate mass wasting frequency. Discussions on the role of fluid flow, currents activity and tectonic deformation determine a wider view on the construction of the studied continental margins.

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Minisini, Daniel <1978&gt. "Mass-transport deposits on Mediterranean continental margins." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2007. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/455/.

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Extensive mass transport deposits and multiple slide scars testify widespread and recurrent submarine sediment failures occurring during the late Quaternary on the SW-Adriatic and SE-Sicilian margins. These mass movements and their consequences contributed to shape the continental slopes and fill the basins with characteristic signatures. Geomorphological, seismo-stratigraphic, sedimentological and biostratigraphic data provide clues to: 1) define distinct failure mechanisms investigating on factors that determine dissimilar organization of coeval displaced masses, 2) reconstruct successive phases of failure stressing on the same location where slide scars crosscut and mass-transport deposits overlap, 3) analyze regional setting and indicate the most suitable place where to calculate mass wasting frequency. Discussions on the role of fluid flow, currents activity and tectonic deformation determine a wider view on the construction of the studied continental margins.

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Stecchi, Francesco <1977&gt. "Tuzla City (BiH): an example of geohazard induced by salt extraction." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2008. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/1033/1/Tesi_Stecchi_Francesco.pdf.

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Salt deposits characterize the subsurface of Tuzla (BiH) and made it famous since the ancient times. Archeological discoveries demonstrate the presence of a Neolithic pile-dwelling settlement related to the existence of saltwater springs that contributed to make the most of the area a swampy ground. Since the Roman times, the town is reported as “the City of Salt deposits and Springs”; "tuz" is the Turkish word for salt, as the Ottomans renamed the settlement in the 15th century following their conquest of the medieval Bosnia (Donia and Fine, 1994). Natural brine springs were located everywhere and salt has been evaporated by means of hot charcoals since pre-Roman times. The ancient use of salt was just a small exploitation compared to the massive salt production carried out during the 20th century by means of classical mine methodologies and especially wild brine pumping. In the past salt extraction was practised tapping natural brine springs, while the modern technique consists in about 100 boreholes with pumps tapped to the natural underground brine runs, at an average depth of 400-500 m. The mining operation changed the hydrogeological conditions enabling the downward flow of fresh water causing additional salt dissolution. This process induced severe ground subsidence during the last 60 years reaching up to 10 meters of sinking in the most affected area. Stress and strain of the overlying rocks induced the formation of numerous fractures over a conspicuous area (3 Km2). Consequently serious damages occurred to buildings and infrastructures such as water supply system, sewage networks and power lines. Downtown urban life was compromised by the destruction of more than 2000 buildings that collapsed or needed to be demolished causing the resettlement of about 15000 inhabitants (Tatić, 1979). Recently salt extraction activities have been strongly reduced, but the underground water system is returning to his natural conditions, threatening the flooding of the most collapsed area. During the last 60 years local government developed a monitoring system of the phenomenon, collecting several data about geodetic measurements, amount of brine pumped, piezometry, lithostratigraphy, extension of the salt body and geotechnical parameters. A database was created within a scientific cooperation between the municipality of Tuzla and the city of Rotterdam (D.O.O. Mining Institute Tuzla, 2000). The scientific investigation presented in this dissertation has been financially supported by a cooperation project between the Municipality of Tuzla, The University of Bologna (CIRSA) and the Province of Ravenna. The University of Tuzla (RGGF) gave an important scientific support in particular about the geological and hydrogeological features. Subsidence damage resulting from evaporite dissolution generates substantial losses throughout the world, but the causes are only well understood in a few areas (Gutierrez et al., 2008). The subject of this study is the collapsing phenomenon occurring in Tuzla area with the aim to identify and quantify the several factors involved in the system and their correlations. Tuzla subsidence phenomenon can be defined as geohazard, which represents the consequence of an adverse combination of geological processes and ground conditions precipitated by human activity with the potential to cause harm (Rosenbaum and Culshaw, 2003). Where an hazard induces a risk to a vulnerable element, a risk management process is required. The single factors involved in the subsidence of Tuzla can be considered as hazards. The final objective of this dissertation represents a preliminary risk assessment procedure and guidelines, developed in order to quantify the buildings vulnerability in relation to the overall geohazard that affect the town. The historical available database, never fully processed, have been analyzed by means of geographic information systems and mathematical interpolators (PART I). Modern geomatic applications have been implemented to deeply investigate the most relevant hazards (PART II). In order to monitor and quantify the actual subsidence rates, geodetic GPS technologies have been implemented and 4 survey campaigns have been carried out once a year. Subsidence related fractures system has been identified by means of field surveys and mathematical interpretations of the sinking surface, called curvature analysis. The comparison of mapped and predicted fractures leaded to a better comprehension of the problem. Results confirmed the reliability of fractures identification using curvature analysis applied to sinking data instead of topographic or seismic data. Urban changes evolution has been reconstructed analyzing topographic maps and satellite imageries, identifying the most damaged areas. This part of the investigation was very important for the quantification of buildings vulnerability.

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Stecchi, Francesco <1977&gt. "Tuzla City (BiH): an example of geohazard induced by salt extraction." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2008. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/1033/.

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Salt deposits characterize the subsurface of Tuzla (BiH) and made it famous since the ancient times. Archeological discoveries demonstrate the presence of a Neolithic pile-dwelling settlement related to the existence of saltwater springs that contributed to make the most of the area a swampy ground. Since the Roman times, the town is reported as “the City of Salt deposits and Springs”; "tuz" is the Turkish word for salt, as the Ottomans renamed the settlement in the 15th century following their conquest of the medieval Bosnia (Donia and Fine, 1994). Natural brine springs were located everywhere and salt has been evaporated by means of hot charcoals since pre-Roman times. The ancient use of salt was just a small exploitation compared to the massive salt production carried out during the 20th century by means of classical mine methodologies and especially wild brine pumping. In the past salt extraction was practised tapping natural brine springs, while the modern technique consists in about 100 boreholes with pumps tapped to the natural underground brine runs, at an average depth of 400-500 m. The mining operation changed the hydrogeological conditions enabling the downward flow of fresh water causing additional salt dissolution. This process induced severe ground subsidence during the last 60 years reaching up to 10 meters of sinking in the most affected area. Stress and strain of the overlying rocks induced the formation of numerous fractures over a conspicuous area (3 Km2). Consequently serious damages occurred to buildings and infrastructures such as water supply system, sewage networks and power lines. Downtown urban life was compromised by the destruction of more than 2000 buildings that collapsed or needed to be demolished causing the resettlement of about 15000 inhabitants (Tatić, 1979). Recently salt extraction activities have been strongly reduced, but the underground water system is returning to his natural conditions, threatening the flooding of the most collapsed area. During the last 60 years local government developed a monitoring system of the phenomenon, collecting several data about geodetic measurements, amount of brine pumped, piezometry, lithostratigraphy, extension of the salt body and geotechnical parameters. A database was created within a scientific cooperation between the municipality of Tuzla and the city of Rotterdam (D.O.O. Mining Institute Tuzla, 2000). The scientific investigation presented in this dissertation has been financially supported by a cooperation project between the Municipality of Tuzla, The University of Bologna (CIRSA) and the Province of Ravenna. The University of Tuzla (RGGF) gave an important scientific support in particular about the geological and hydrogeological features. Subsidence damage resulting from evaporite dissolution generates substantial losses throughout the world, but the causes are only well understood in a few areas (Gutierrez et al., 2008). The subject of this study is the collapsing phenomenon occurring in Tuzla area with the aim to identify and quantify the several factors involved in the system and their correlations. Tuzla subsidence phenomenon can be defined as geohazard, which represents the consequence of an adverse combination of geological processes and ground conditions precipitated by human activity with the potential to cause harm (Rosenbaum and Culshaw, 2003). Where an hazard induces a risk to a vulnerable element, a risk management process is required. The single factors involved in the subsidence of Tuzla can be considered as hazards. The final objective of this dissertation represents a preliminary risk assessment procedure and guidelines, developed in order to quantify the buildings vulnerability in relation to the overall geohazard that affect the town. The historical available database, never fully processed, have been analyzed by means of geographic information systems and mathematical interpolators (PART I). Modern geomatic applications have been implemented to deeply investigate the most relevant hazards (PART II). In order to monitor and quantify the actual subsidence rates, geodetic GPS technologies have been implemented and 4 survey campaigns have been carried out once a year. Subsidence related fractures system has been identified by means of field surveys and mathematical interpretations of the sinking surface, called curvature analysis. The comparison of mapped and predicted fractures leaded to a better comprehension of the problem. Results confirmed the reliability of fractures identification using curvature analysis applied to sinking data instead of topographic or seismic data. Urban changes evolution has been reconstructed analyzing topographic maps and satellite imageries, identifying the most damaged areas. This part of the investigation was very important for the quantification of buildings vulnerability.

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Caruso, Laura <1977&gt. "Coastal foredunes as a resilient factor. The case of the Bevano river mouth natural reserve, Ravenna (Italy)." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2007. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/1197/1/Laura_Caruso_Tesi_Dottorato.pdf.

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Caruso, Laura <1977&gt. "Coastal foredunes as a resilient factor. The case of the Bevano river mouth natural reserve, Ravenna (Italy)." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2007. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/1197/.

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Pavesi, Marta <1978&gt. "Architettuta stratigrafica dei depositi medio- e tardoquaternari del bacino padano, finalizzata alla caratterizzazione geometrica degli acquiferi." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2009. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/1432/1/pavesi_marta_tesi.pdf.

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Pavesi, Marta <1978&gt. "Architettuta stratigrafica dei depositi medio- e tardoquaternari del bacino padano, finalizzata alla caratterizzazione geometrica degli acquiferi." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2009. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/1432/.

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Casalbore, Daniele <1979&gt. "Studio di fenomeni d'instabilità gravitativa sui fondali marini, con particolare riferimento all'isola di Stromboli." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2009. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/2163/1/Casalbore_Daniele_tesi.pdf.

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In the last decade the interest for submarine instability grew up, driven by the increasing exploitation of natural resources (primary hydrocarbons), the emplacement of bottom-lying structures (cables and pipelines) and by the development of coastal areas, whose infrastructures increasingly protrude to the sea. The great interest for this topic promoted a number of international projects such as: STEAM (Sediment Transport on European Atlantic Margins, 93-96), ENAM II (European North Atlantic Margin, 96-99), GITEC (Genesis and Impact of Tsunamis on the European Coast 92-95), STRATAFORM (STRATA FORmation on Margins, 95-01), Seabed Slope Process in Deep Water Continental Margin (Northwest Gulf of Mexico, 96-04), COSTA (Continental slope Stability, 00-05), EUROMARGINS (Slope Stability on Europe’s Passive Continental Margin), SPACOMA (04-07), EUROSTRATAFORM (European Margin Strata Formation), NGI's internal project SIP-8 (Offshore Geohazards), IGCP-511: Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences (05-09) and projects indirectly related to instability processes, such as TRANSFER (Tsunami Risk ANd Strategies For the European region, 06-09) or NEAREST (integrated observations from NEAR shore sourcES of Tsunamis: towards an early warning system, 06-09). In Italy, apart from a national project realized within the activities of the National Group of Volcanology during the framework 2000-2003 “Conoscenza delle parti sommerse dei vulcani italiani e valutazione del potenziale rischio vulcanico”, the study of submarine mass-movement has been underestimated until the occurrence of the landslide-tsunami events that affected Stromboli on December 30, 2002. This event made the Italian Institutions and the scientific community more aware of the hazard related to submarine landslides, mainly in light of the growing anthropization of coastal sectors, that increases the vulnerability of these areas to the consequences of such processes. In this regard, two important national projects have been recently funded in order to study coastal instabilities (PRIN 24, 06-08) and to map the main submarine hazard features on continental shelves and upper slopes around the most part of Italian coast (MaGIC Project). The study realized in this Thesis is addressed to the understanding of these processes, with particular reference to Stromboli submerged flanks. These latter represent a natural laboratory in this regard, as several kind of instability phenomena are present on the submerged flanks, affecting about 90% of the entire submerged areal and often (strongly) influencing the morphological evolution of subaerial slopes, as witnessed by the event occurred on 30 December 2002. Furthermore, each phenomenon is characterized by different pre-failure, failure and post-failure mechanisms, ranging from rock-falls, to turbidity currents up to catastrophic sector collapses. The Thesis is divided into three introductive chapters, regarding a brief review of submarine instability phenomena and related hazard (cap. 1), a “bird’s-eye” view on methodologies and available dataset (cap. 2) and a short introduction on the evolution and the morpho-structural setting of the Stromboli edifice (cap. 3). This latter seems to play a major role in the development of largescale sector collapses at Stromboli, as they occurred perpendicular to the orientation of the main volcanic rift axis (oriented in NE-SW direction). The characterization of these events and their relationships with successive erosive-depositional processes represents the main focus of cap.4 (Offshore evidence of large-scale lateral collapses on the eastern flank of Stromboli, Italy, due to structurally-controlled, bilateral flank instability) and cap. 5 (Lateral collapses and active sedimentary processes on the North-western flank of Stromboli Volcano), represented by articles accepted for publication on international papers (Marine Geology). Moreover, these studies highlight the hazard related to these catastrophic events; several calamities (with more than 40000 casualties only in the last two century) have been, in fact, the direct or indirect result of landslides affecting volcanic flanks, as observed at Oshima-Oshima (1741) and Unzen Volcano (1792) in Japan (Satake&Kato, 2001; Brantley&Scott, 1993), Krakatau (1883) in Indonesia (Self&Rampino, 1981), Ritter Island (1888), Sissano in Papua New Guinea (Ward& Day, 2003; Johnson, 1987; Tappin et al., 2001) and Mt St. Augustine (1883) in Alaska (Beget& Kienle, 1992). Flank landslide are also recognized as the most important and efficient mass-wasting process on volcanoes, contributing to the development of the edifices by widening their base and to the growth of a volcaniclastic apron at the foot of a volcano; a number of small and medium-scale erosive processes are also responsible for the carving of Stromboli submarine flanks and the transport of debris towards the deeper areas. The characterization of features associated to these processes is the main focus of cap. 6; it is also important to highlight that some small-scale events are able to create damage to coastal areas, as also witnessed by recent events of Gioia Tauro 1978, Nizza, 1979 and Stromboli 2002. The hazard potential related to these phenomena is, in fact, very high, as they commonly occur at higher frequency with respect to large-scale collapses, therefore being more significant in terms of human timescales. In the last chapter (cap. 7), a brief review and discussion of instability processes identified on Stromboli submerged flanks is presented; they are also compared with respect to analogous processes recognized in other submerged areas in order to shed lights on the main factors involved in their development. Finally, some applications of multibeam data to assess the hazard related to these phenomena are also discussed.

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Casalbore, Daniele <1979&gt. "Studio di fenomeni d'instabilità gravitativa sui fondali marini, con particolare riferimento all'isola di Stromboli." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2009. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/2163/.

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In the last decade the interest for submarine instability grew up, driven by the increasing exploitation of natural resources (primary hydrocarbons), the emplacement of bottom-lying structures (cables and pipelines) and by the development of coastal areas, whose infrastructures increasingly protrude to the sea. The great interest for this topic promoted a number of international projects such as: STEAM (Sediment Transport on European Atlantic Margins, 93-96), ENAM II (European North Atlantic Margin, 96-99), GITEC (Genesis and Impact of Tsunamis on the European Coast 92-95), STRATAFORM (STRATA FORmation on Margins, 95-01), Seabed Slope Process in Deep Water Continental Margin (Northwest Gulf of Mexico, 96-04), COSTA (Continental slope Stability, 00-05), EUROMARGINS (Slope Stability on Europe’s Passive Continental Margin), SPACOMA (04-07), EUROSTRATAFORM (European Margin Strata Formation), NGI's internal project SIP-8 (Offshore Geohazards), IGCP-511: Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences (05-09) and projects indirectly related to instability processes, such as TRANSFER (Tsunami Risk ANd Strategies For the European region, 06-09) or NEAREST (integrated observations from NEAR shore sourcES of Tsunamis: towards an early warning system, 06-09). In Italy, apart from a national project realized within the activities of the National Group of Volcanology during the framework 2000-2003 “Conoscenza delle parti sommerse dei vulcani italiani e valutazione del potenziale rischio vulcanico”, the study of submarine mass-movement has been underestimated until the occurrence of the landslide-tsunami events that affected Stromboli on December 30, 2002. This event made the Italian Institutions and the scientific community more aware of the hazard related to submarine landslides, mainly in light of the growing anthropization of coastal sectors, that increases the vulnerability of these areas to the consequences of such processes. In this regard, two important national projects have been recently funded in order to study coastal instabilities (PRIN 24, 06-08) and to map the main submarine hazard features on continental shelves and upper slopes around the most part of Italian coast (MaGIC Project). The study realized in this Thesis is addressed to the understanding of these processes, with particular reference to Stromboli submerged flanks. These latter represent a natural laboratory in this regard, as several kind of instability phenomena are present on the submerged flanks, affecting about 90% of the entire submerged areal and often (strongly) influencing the morphological evolution of subaerial slopes, as witnessed by the event occurred on 30 December 2002. Furthermore, each phenomenon is characterized by different pre-failure, failure and post-failure mechanisms, ranging from rock-falls, to turbidity currents up to catastrophic sector collapses. The Thesis is divided into three introductive chapters, regarding a brief review of submarine instability phenomena and related hazard (cap. 1), a “bird’s-eye” view on methodologies and available dataset (cap. 2) and a short introduction on the evolution and the morpho-structural setting of the Stromboli edifice (cap. 3). This latter seems to play a major role in the development of largescale sector collapses at Stromboli, as they occurred perpendicular to the orientation of the main volcanic rift axis (oriented in NE-SW direction). The characterization of these events and their relationships with successive erosive-depositional processes represents the main focus of cap.4 (Offshore evidence of large-scale lateral collapses on the eastern flank of Stromboli, Italy, due to structurally-controlled, bilateral flank instability) and cap. 5 (Lateral collapses and active sedimentary processes on the North-western flank of Stromboli Volcano), represented by articles accepted for publication on international papers (Marine Geology). Moreover, these studies highlight the hazard related to these catastrophic events; several calamities (with more than 40000 casualties only in the last two century) have been, in fact, the direct or indirect result of landslides affecting volcanic flanks, as observed at Oshima-Oshima (1741) and Unzen Volcano (1792) in Japan (Satake&Kato, 2001; Brantley&Scott, 1993), Krakatau (1883) in Indonesia (Self&Rampino, 1981), Ritter Island (1888), Sissano in Papua New Guinea (Ward& Day, 2003; Johnson, 1987; Tappin et al., 2001) and Mt St. Augustine (1883) in Alaska (Beget& Kienle, 1992). Flank landslide are also recognized as the most important and efficient mass-wasting process on volcanoes, contributing to the development of the edifices by widening their base and to the growth of a volcaniclastic apron at the foot of a volcano; a number of small and medium-scale erosive processes are also responsible for the carving of Stromboli submarine flanks and the transport of debris towards the deeper areas. The characterization of features associated to these processes is the main focus of cap. 6; it is also important to highlight that some small-scale events are able to create damage to coastal areas, as also witnessed by recent events of Gioia Tauro 1978, Nizza, 1979 and Stromboli 2002. The hazard potential related to these phenomena is, in fact, very high, as they commonly occur at higher frequency with respect to large-scale collapses, therefore being more significant in terms of human timescales. In the last chapter (cap. 7), a brief review and discussion of instability processes identified on Stromboli submerged flanks is presented; they are also compared with respect to analogous processes recognized in other submerged areas in order to shed lights on the main factors involved in their development. Finally, some applications of multibeam data to assess the hazard related to these phenomena are also discussed.

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Rossi, Veronica <1979&gt. "Evidenze micropaleontologiche e sedimentologiche di cicli deposizionali e climatici circa millenari nei Depositi Tardoquaternari della Piana dell'Arno e del Delta del Po." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2008. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/2251/1/rossi_veronica_tesi.pdf.

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A multidisciplinary study was carried out on the Late Quaternary-Holocene subsurface deposits of two Mediterranean coastal areas: Arno coastal plain (Northern Tyrrhenian Sea) and Modern Po Delta (Northern Adriatic Sea). Detailed facies analyses, including sedimentological and micropalaeontological (benthic foraminifers and ostracods) investigations, were performed on nine continuously-cored boreholes of variable depth (ca. from 30 meters to100 meters). Six cores were located in the Arno coastal plain and three cores in the Modern Po Delta. To provide an accurate chronological framework, twenty-four organic-rich samples were collected along the fossil successions for radiocarbon dating (AMS 14C). In order to reconstruct the depositional and palaeoenvironmental evolution of the study areas, core data were combined with selected well logs, provided by local companies, along several stratigraphic sections. These sections revealed the presence of a transgressive-regressive (T-R) sequence, composing of continental, coastal and shallow-marine deposits dated to the Late Pleistocene-Holocene period, beneath the Arno coastal plain and the Modern Po Delta. Above the alluvial deposits attributed to the last glacial period, the post-glacial transgressive succession (TST) consists of back-barrier, transgressive barrier and inner shelf deposits. Peak of transgression (MFS) took place around the Late-Middle Holocene transition and was identified by subtle micropalaeontological indicators within undifferentiated fine-grained deposits. Upward a thick prograding succession (HST) records the turnaround to regressive conditions that led to a rapid delta progradation in both study areas. Particularly, the outbuilding of modern-age Po Delta coincides with mud-belt formation during the late HST (ca. 600 cal yr BP), as evidenced by a fossil microfauna similar to the foraminiferal assemblage observed in the present Northern Adriatic mud-belt. A complex interaction between allocyclic and autocyclic factors controlled facies evolution during the highstand period. The presence of local parameters and the absence of a predominant factor prevent from discerning or quantifying consequences of the complex relationships between climate and deltaic evolution. On the contrary transgressive sedimentation seems to be mainly controlled by two allocyclic key factors, sea-level rise and climate variability, that minimized the effects of local parameters on coastal palaeoenvironments. TST depositional architecture recorded in both study areas reflects a well-known millennial-scale variability of sea-level rising trend and climate during the Late glacial-Holocene period. Repeated phases of backswamp development and infilling by crevasse processes (parasequences) were recorded in the subsurface of Modern Po Delta during the early stages of transgression (ca. 11,000-9,500 cal yr BP). In the Arno coastal plain the presence of a deep-incised valley system, probably formed at OSI 3/2 transition, led to the development of a thick (ca. 35-40 m) transgressive succession composed of coastal plain, bay-head delta and estuarine deposits dated to the Last glacial-Early Holocene period. Within the transgressive valley fill sequence, high-resolution facies analyses allowed the identification and lateral tracing of three parasequences of millennial duration. The parasequences, ca. 8-12 meters thick, are bounded by flooding surfaces and show a typical internal shallowing-upward trend evidenced by subtle micropalaeontological investigations. The vertical stacking pattern of parasequences shows a close affinity with the step-like sea-level rising trend occurred between 14,000-8,000 cal years BP. Episodes of rapid sea-level rise and subsequent stillstand phases were paralleled by changes in climatic conditions, as suggested by pollen analyses performed on a core drilled in the proximal section of the Arno palaeovalley (pollen analyses performed by Dr. Marianna Ricci Lucchi). Rapid shifts to warmer climate conditions accompanied episodes of rapid sea-level rise, in contrast stillstand phases occurred during temporary colder climate conditions. For the first time the palaeoclimatic signature of high frequency depositional cycles is clearly documented. Moreover, two of the three "regressive" pulsations, recorded at the top of parasequences by episodes of partial estuary infilling in the proximal and central portions of Arno palaeovalley, may be correlated with the most important cold events of the post-glacial period: Younger Dryas and 8,200 cal yr BP event. The stratigraphic and palaeoclimatic data of Arno coastal plain and Po Delta were compared with those reported for the most important deltaic and coastal systems in the worldwide literature. The depositional architecture of transgressive successions reflects the strong influence of millennial-scale eustatic and climatic variability on worldwide coastal sedimentation during the Late glacial-Holocene period (ca. 14,000-7,000 cal yr BP). The most complete and accurate record of high-frequency eustatic and climatic events are usually found within the transgressive succession of very high accommodation settings, such as incised-valley systems where exceptionally thick packages of Late glacial-Early Holocene deposits are preserved.

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Rossi, Veronica <1979&gt. "Evidenze micropaleontologiche e sedimentologiche di cicli deposizionali e climatici circa millenari nei Depositi Tardoquaternari della Piana dell'Arno e del Delta del Po." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2008. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/2251/.

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A multidisciplinary study was carried out on the Late Quaternary-Holocene subsurface deposits of two Mediterranean coastal areas: Arno coastal plain (Northern Tyrrhenian Sea) and Modern Po Delta (Northern Adriatic Sea). Detailed facies analyses, including sedimentological and micropalaeontological (benthic foraminifers and ostracods) investigations, were performed on nine continuously-cored boreholes of variable depth (ca. from 30 meters to100 meters). Six cores were located in the Arno coastal plain and three cores in the Modern Po Delta. To provide an accurate chronological framework, twenty-four organic-rich samples were collected along the fossil successions for radiocarbon dating (AMS 14C). In order to reconstruct the depositional and palaeoenvironmental evolution of the study areas, core data were combined with selected well logs, provided by local companies, along several stratigraphic sections. These sections revealed the presence of a transgressive-regressive (T-R) sequence, composing of continental, coastal and shallow-marine deposits dated to the Late Pleistocene-Holocene period, beneath the Arno coastal plain and the Modern Po Delta. Above the alluvial deposits attributed to the last glacial period, the post-glacial transgressive succession (TST) consists of back-barrier, transgressive barrier and inner shelf deposits. Peak of transgression (MFS) took place around the Late-Middle Holocene transition and was identified by subtle micropalaeontological indicators within undifferentiated fine-grained deposits. Upward a thick prograding succession (HST) records the turnaround to regressive conditions that led to a rapid delta progradation in both study areas. Particularly, the outbuilding of modern-age Po Delta coincides with mud-belt formation during the late HST (ca. 600 cal yr BP), as evidenced by a fossil microfauna similar to the foraminiferal assemblage observed in the present Northern Adriatic mud-belt. A complex interaction between allocyclic and autocyclic factors controlled facies evolution during the highstand period. The presence of local parameters and the absence of a predominant factor prevent from discerning or quantifying consequences of the complex relationships between climate and deltaic evolution. On the contrary transgressive sedimentation seems to be mainly controlled by two allocyclic key factors, sea-level rise and climate variability, that minimized the effects of local parameters on coastal palaeoenvironments. TST depositional architecture recorded in both study areas reflects a well-known millennial-scale variability of sea-level rising trend and climate during the Late glacial-Holocene period. Repeated phases of backswamp development and infilling by crevasse processes (parasequences) were recorded in the subsurface of Modern Po Delta during the early stages of transgression (ca. 11,000-9,500 cal yr BP). In the Arno coastal plain the presence of a deep-incised valley system, probably formed at OSI 3/2 transition, led to the development of a thick (ca. 35-40 m) transgressive succession composed of coastal plain, bay-head delta and estuarine deposits dated to the Last glacial-Early Holocene period. Within the transgressive valley fill sequence, high-resolution facies analyses allowed the identification and lateral tracing of three parasequences of millennial duration. The parasequences, ca. 8-12 meters thick, are bounded by flooding surfaces and show a typical internal shallowing-upward trend evidenced by subtle micropalaeontological investigations. The vertical stacking pattern of parasequences shows a close affinity with the step-like sea-level rising trend occurred between 14,000-8,000 cal years BP. Episodes of rapid sea-level rise and subsequent stillstand phases were paralleled by changes in climatic conditions, as suggested by pollen analyses performed on a core drilled in the proximal section of the Arno palaeovalley (pollen analyses performed by Dr. Marianna Ricci Lucchi). Rapid shifts to warmer climate conditions accompanied episodes of rapid sea-level rise, in contrast stillstand phases occurred during temporary colder climate conditions. For the first time the palaeoclimatic signature of high frequency depositional cycles is clearly documented. Moreover, two of the three "regressive" pulsations, recorded at the top of parasequences by episodes of partial estuary infilling in the proximal and central portions of Arno palaeovalley, may be correlated with the most important cold events of the post-glacial period: Younger Dryas and 8,200 cal yr BP event. The stratigraphic and palaeoclimatic data of Arno coastal plain and Po Delta were compared with those reported for the most important deltaic and coastal systems in the worldwide literature. The depositional architecture of transgressive successions reflects the strong influence of millennial-scale eustatic and climatic variability on worldwide coastal sedimentation during the Late glacial-Holocene period (ca. 14,000-7,000 cal yr BP). The most complete and accurate record of high-frequency eustatic and climatic events are usually found within the transgressive succession of very high accommodation settings, such as incised-valley systems where exceptionally thick packages of Late glacial-Early Holocene deposits are preserved.

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Laghi, Mario <1979&gt. "L'interazione tra acque fluviali superficiali e acque sotterranee in zona costiera: il sistema dell'estuario del fiume Lamone." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2010. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/2595/1/Laghi_Mario_tesi.pdf.

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Laghi, Mario <1979&gt. "L'interazione tra acque fluviali superficiali e acque sotterranee in zona costiera: il sistema dell'estuario del fiume Lamone." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2010. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/2595/.

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D’Atri, Azzurra <1983&gt. "Provenienza dei sedimenti arenitici nel bacino di Tracia (eo-oligocene, Turchia nord-occidentale e Grecia nord-orientale)." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2010. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/2667/1/d%27atri_azzurra_tesi.pdf.

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The Thrace Basin is the largest and thickest Tertiary sedimentary basin of the eastern Balkans region and constitutes an important hydrocarbon province. It is located between the Rhodope-Strandja Massif to the north and west, the Marmara Sea and Biga Peninsula to the south, and the Black Sea to the est. It consists of a complex system of depocenters and uplifts with very articulate paleotopography indicated by abrupt lateral facies variations. Its southeastern margin is widely deformed by the Ganos Fault, a segment of the North Anatolian strike-slip fault system . Most of the Thrace Basin fill ranges from the Eocene to the Late Oligocene. Maximum total thickness, including the Neogene-Quaternary succession, reaches 9.000 meters in a few narrow depocenters. This sedimentary succession consists mainly of basin plain turbiditic deposits with a significant volcaniclastic component which evolves upwards to shelf deposits and continental facies, with deltaic bodies prograding towards the basin center in the Oligocene. This work deals with the provenance of Eocene-Oligocene clastic sediments of the southern and western part of Thrace Basin in Turkey and Greece. Sandstone compositional data (78 gross composition analyses and 40 heavy minerals analyses) were used to understand the change in detrital modes which reflects the provenance and geodinamic evolution of the basin. Samples were collected at six localities, which are from west to est: Gökçeada, Gallipoli and South-Ganos (south of Ganos Fault), Alexandroupolis, Korudağ and North-Ganos (north of Ganos Fault). Petrologic (framework composition and heavy-mineral analyses) and stratigraphic-sedimentologic data, (analysis of sedimentologic facies associations along representative stratigraphic sections, paleocurrents) allowed discrimination of six petrofacies; for each petrofacies the sediment dispersal system was delineated. The Thrace Basin fill is made mainly of lithic arkoses and arkosic litharenites with variable amount of low-grade metamorphic lithics (also ophiolitic), neovolcanic lithics, and carbonate grains (mainly extrabasinal). Picotite is the most widespread heavy mineral in all petrofacies. Petrological data on analyzed successions show a complex sediment dispersal pattern and evolution of the basin, indicating one principal detrital input from a source area located to the south, along both the İzmir-Ankara and Intra-Pontide suture lines, and a possible secondary source area, represented by the Rhodope Massif to the west. A significant portion of the Thrace Basin sediments in the study area were derived from ophiolitic source rocks and from their oceanic cover, whereas epimetamorphic detrital components came from a low-grade crystalline basement. An important penecontemporaneous volcanic component is widespread in late Eocene-Oligocene times, indicating widespread post-collisional (collapse?) volcanism following the closure of the Vardar ocean. Large-scale sediment mass wasting from south to north along the southern margin of the Thrace Basin is indicated (i) in late Eocene time by large olistoliths of ophiolites and penecontemporaneous carbonates, and (ii) in the mid-Oligocene by large volcaniclastic olistoliths. The late Oligocene paleogeographic scenario was characterized by large deltaic bodies prograding northward (Osmancik Formation). This clearly indicates that the southern margin of the basin acted as a major sediment source area throughout its Eocene-Oligocene history. Another major sediment source area is represented by the Rhodope Massif, in particolar the Circum-Rhodopic belt, especially for plutonic and metamorphic rocks. Considering preexisting data on the petrologic composition of Thrace Basin, silicilastic sediments in Greece and Bulgaria (Caracciolo, 2009), a Rhodopian provenance could be considered mostly for areas of the Thrace Basin outside our study area, particularly in the northern-central portions of the basin. In summary, the most important source area for the sediment of Thrace Basin in the study area was represented by the exhumed subduction-accretion complex along the southern margin of the basin (Biga Peninsula and western-central Marmara Sea region). Most measured paleocurrent indicators show an eastward paleoflow but this is most likely the result of gravity flow deflection. This is possible considered a strong control due to the east-west-trending synsedimentary transcurrent faults which cuts the Thrace Basin, generating a series of depocenters and uplifts which deeply influenced sediment dispersal and the areal distribution of paleoenvironments. The Thrace Basin was long interpreted as a forearc basin between a magmatic arc to the north and a subduction-accretion complex to the south, developed in a context of northward subduction. This interpretation was challenged by more recent data emphasizing the lack of a coeval magmatic arc in the north and the interpretation of the chaotic deposit which outcrop south of Ganos Fault as olistoliths and large submarine slumps, derived from the erosion and sedimentary reworking of an older mélange unit located to the south (not as tectonic mélange formed in an accretionary prism). The present study corroborates instead the hypothesis of a post-collisional origin of the Thrace Basin, due to a phase of orogenic collapse, which generated a series of mid-Eocene depocenters all along the İzmir-Ankara suture (following closure of the Vardar-İzmir-Ankara ocean and the ensuing collision); then the slab roll-back of the remnant Pindos ocean played an important role in enhancing subsidence and creating additional accommodation space for sediment deposition.

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D’Atri, Azzurra <1983&gt. "Provenienza dei sedimenti arenitici nel bacino di Tracia (eo-oligocene, Turchia nord-occidentale e Grecia nord-orientale)." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2010. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/2667/.

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The Thrace Basin is the largest and thickest Tertiary sedimentary basin of the eastern Balkans region and constitutes an important hydrocarbon province. It is located between the Rhodope-Strandja Massif to the north and west, the Marmara Sea and Biga Peninsula to the south, and the Black Sea to the est. It consists of a complex system of depocenters and uplifts with very articulate paleotopography indicated by abrupt lateral facies variations. Its southeastern margin is widely deformed by the Ganos Fault, a segment of the North Anatolian strike-slip fault system . Most of the Thrace Basin fill ranges from the Eocene to the Late Oligocene. Maximum total thickness, including the Neogene-Quaternary succession, reaches 9.000 meters in a few narrow depocenters. This sedimentary succession consists mainly of basin plain turbiditic deposits with a significant volcaniclastic component which evolves upwards to shelf deposits and continental facies, with deltaic bodies prograding towards the basin center in the Oligocene. This work deals with the provenance of Eocene-Oligocene clastic sediments of the southern and western part of Thrace Basin in Turkey and Greece. Sandstone compositional data (78 gross composition analyses and 40 heavy minerals analyses) were used to understand the change in detrital modes which reflects the provenance and geodinamic evolution of the basin. Samples were collected at six localities, which are from west to est: Gökçeada, Gallipoli and South-Ganos (south of Ganos Fault), Alexandroupolis, Korudağ and North-Ganos (north of Ganos Fault). Petrologic (framework composition and heavy-mineral analyses) and stratigraphic-sedimentologic data, (analysis of sedimentologic facies associations along representative stratigraphic sections, paleocurrents) allowed discrimination of six petrofacies; for each petrofacies the sediment dispersal system was delineated. The Thrace Basin fill is made mainly of lithic arkoses and arkosic litharenites with variable amount of low-grade metamorphic lithics (also ophiolitic), neovolcanic lithics, and carbonate grains (mainly extrabasinal). Picotite is the most widespread heavy mineral in all petrofacies. Petrological data on analyzed successions show a complex sediment dispersal pattern and evolution of the basin, indicating one principal detrital input from a source area located to the south, along both the İzmir-Ankara and Intra-Pontide suture lines, and a possible secondary source area, represented by the Rhodope Massif to the west. A significant portion of the Thrace Basin sediments in the study area were derived from ophiolitic source rocks and from their oceanic cover, whereas epimetamorphic detrital components came from a low-grade crystalline basement. An important penecontemporaneous volcanic component is widespread in late Eocene-Oligocene times, indicating widespread post-collisional (collapse?) volcanism following the closure of the Vardar ocean. Large-scale sediment mass wasting from south to north along the southern margin of the Thrace Basin is indicated (i) in late Eocene time by large olistoliths of ophiolites and penecontemporaneous carbonates, and (ii) in the mid-Oligocene by large volcaniclastic olistoliths. The late Oligocene paleogeographic scenario was characterized by large deltaic bodies prograding northward (Osmancik Formation). This clearly indicates that the southern margin of the basin acted as a major sediment source area throughout its Eocene-Oligocene history. Another major sediment source area is represented by the Rhodope Massif, in particolar the Circum-Rhodopic belt, especially for plutonic and metamorphic rocks. Considering preexisting data on the petrologic composition of Thrace Basin, silicilastic sediments in Greece and Bulgaria (Caracciolo, 2009), a Rhodopian provenance could be considered mostly for areas of the Thrace Basin outside our study area, particularly in the northern-central portions of the basin. In summary, the most important source area for the sediment of Thrace Basin in the study area was represented by the exhumed subduction-accretion complex along the southern margin of the basin (Biga Peninsula and western-central Marmara Sea region). Most measured paleocurrent indicators show an eastward paleoflow but this is most likely the result of gravity flow deflection. This is possible considered a strong control due to the east-west-trending synsedimentary transcurrent faults which cuts the Thrace Basin, generating a series of depocenters and uplifts which deeply influenced sediment dispersal and the areal distribution of paleoenvironments. The Thrace Basin was long interpreted as a forearc basin between a magmatic arc to the north and a subduction-accretion complex to the south, developed in a context of northward subduction. This interpretation was challenged by more recent data emphasizing the lack of a coeval magmatic arc in the north and the interpretation of the chaotic deposit which outcrop south of Ganos Fault as olistoliths and large submarine slumps, derived from the erosion and sedimentary reworking of an older mélange unit located to the south (not as tectonic mélange formed in an accretionary prism). The present study corroborates instead the hypothesis of a post-collisional origin of the Thrace Basin, due to a phase of orogenic collapse, which generated a series of mid-Eocene depocenters all along the İzmir-Ankara suture (following closure of the Vardar-İzmir-Ankara ocean and the ensuing collision); then the slab roll-back of the remnant Pindos ocean played an important role in enhancing subsidence and creating additional accommodation space for sediment deposition.

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Federici, Ilaria <1975&gt. "Thermochronologic and geodynamic evolution of the Pontides: Sakarya terrane (Karakaya Complex) and Istanbul terrane, Turkey." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2010. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/2940/1/Federici_Ilaria_tesi.pdf.

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An integrated array of analytical methods -including clay mineralogy, vitrinite reflectance, Raman spectroscopy on carbonaceous material, and apatite fission-track analysis- was employed to constrain the thermal and thermochronological evolution of selected portions of the Pontides of northern Turkey. (1) A multimethod investigation was applied for the first time to characterise the thermal history of the Karakaya Complex, a Permo-Triassic subduction-accretion complex cropping out throughout the Sakarya Zone. The results indicate two different thermal regimes: the Lower Karakaya Complex (Nilüfer Unit) -mostly made of metabasite and marble- suffered peak temperatures of 300-500°C (greenschist facies); the Upper Karakaya Complex (Hodul and the Orhanlar Units) –mostly made of greywacke and arkose- yielded heterogeneous peak temperatures (125-376°C), possibly the result of different degree of involvement of the units in the complex dynamic processes of the accretionary wedge. Contrary to common belief, the results of this study indicate that the entire Karakaya Complex suffered metamorphic conditions. Moreover, a good degree of correlation among the results of these methods demonstrate that Raman spectroscopy on carbonaceous material can be applied successfully to temperature ranges of 200-330°C, thus extending the application of this method from higher grade metamorphic contexts to lower grade metamorphic conditions. (2) Apatite fission-track analysis was applied to the Sakarya and the İstanbul Zones in order to constrain the exhumation history and timing of amalgamation of these two exotic terranes. AFT ages from the İstanbul and Sakarya terranes recorded three distinct episodes of exhumation related to the complex tectonic evolution of the Pontides. (i) Paleocene - early Eocene ages (62.3-50.3 Ma) reflect the closure of the İzmir-Ankara ocean and the ensuing collision between the Sakarya terrane and the Anatolide-Tauride Block. (ii) Late Eocene - earliest Oligocene (43.5-32.3 Ma) ages reflect renewed tectonic activity along the İzmir-Ankara. (iii) Late Oligocene- Early Miocene ages reflect the onset and development of the northern Aegean extension. The consistency of AFT ages, both north and south of the tectonic contact between the İstanbul and Sakarya terranes, suggest that such terranes were amalgamated in pre-Cenozoic times. (3) Fission-track analysis was also applied to rock samples from the Marmara region, in an attempt to constrain the inception and development of the North Anatolian Fault system in the region. The results agree with those from the central Pontides. The youngest AFT ages (Late Oligocene - early Miocene) were recorded in the western portion of the Marmara Sea region and reflect the onset and development of northern Aegean extension. Fission-track data from the eastern Marmara Sea region indicate rapid Early Eocene exhumation induced by the development of the İzmir-Ankara orogenic wedge. Thermochronological data along the trace of the Ganos Fault –a segment of the North Anatolian Fault system- indicate the presence of a tectonic discontinuity active by Late Oligocene time, i.e. well before the arrival of the North Anatolian Fault system in the area. The integration of thermochronologic data with preexisting structural data point to the existence of a system of major E-W-trending structural discontinuities active at least from the Late Oligocene. In the Early Pliocene, inception of the present-day North Anatolian Fault system in the Marmara region occurred by reactivation of these older tectonic structures.

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Federici, Ilaria <1975&gt. "Thermochronologic and geodynamic evolution of the Pontides: Sakarya terrane (Karakaya Complex) and Istanbul terrane, Turkey." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2010. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/2940/.

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An integrated array of analytical methods -including clay mineralogy, vitrinite reflectance, Raman spectroscopy on carbonaceous material, and apatite fission-track analysis- was employed to constrain the thermal and thermochronological evolution of selected portions of the Pontides of northern Turkey. (1) A multimethod investigation was applied for the first time to characterise the thermal history of the Karakaya Complex, a Permo-Triassic subduction-accretion complex cropping out throughout the Sakarya Zone. The results indicate two different thermal regimes: the Lower Karakaya Complex (Nilüfer Unit) -mostly made of metabasite and marble- suffered peak temperatures of 300-500°C (greenschist facies); the Upper Karakaya Complex (Hodul and the Orhanlar Units) –mostly made of greywacke and arkose- yielded heterogeneous peak temperatures (125-376°C), possibly the result of different degree of involvement of the units in the complex dynamic processes of the accretionary wedge. Contrary to common belief, the results of this study indicate that the entire Karakaya Complex suffered metamorphic conditions. Moreover, a good degree of correlation among the results of these methods demonstrate that Raman spectroscopy on carbonaceous material can be applied successfully to temperature ranges of 200-330°C, thus extending the application of this method from higher grade metamorphic contexts to lower grade metamorphic conditions. (2) Apatite fission-track analysis was applied to the Sakarya and the İstanbul Zones in order to constrain the exhumation history and timing of amalgamation of these two exotic terranes. AFT ages from the İstanbul and Sakarya terranes recorded three distinct episodes of exhumation related to the complex tectonic evolution of the Pontides. (i) Paleocene - early Eocene ages (62.3-50.3 Ma) reflect the closure of the İzmir-Ankara ocean and the ensuing collision between the Sakarya terrane and the Anatolide-Tauride Block. (ii) Late Eocene - earliest Oligocene (43.5-32.3 Ma) ages reflect renewed tectonic activity along the İzmir-Ankara. (iii) Late Oligocene- Early Miocene ages reflect the onset and development of the northern Aegean extension. The consistency of AFT ages, both north and south of the tectonic contact between the İstanbul and Sakarya terranes, suggest that such terranes were amalgamated in pre-Cenozoic times. (3) Fission-track analysis was also applied to rock samples from the Marmara region, in an attempt to constrain the inception and development of the North Anatolian Fault system in the region. The results agree with those from the central Pontides. The youngest AFT ages (Late Oligocene - early Miocene) were recorded in the western portion of the Marmara Sea region and reflect the onset and development of northern Aegean extension. Fission-track data from the eastern Marmara Sea region indicate rapid Early Eocene exhumation induced by the development of the İzmir-Ankara orogenic wedge. Thermochronological data along the trace of the Ganos Fault –a segment of the North Anatolian Fault system- indicate the presence of a tectonic discontinuity active by Late Oligocene time, i.e. well before the arrival of the North Anatolian Fault system in the area. The integration of thermochronologic data with preexisting structural data point to the existence of a system of major E-W-trending structural discontinuities active at least from the Late Oligocene. In the Early Pliocene, inception of the present-day North Anatolian Fault system in the Marmara region occurred by reactivation of these older tectonic structures.

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Marconi, Valentina <1978&gt. "Effetti della vegetazione e del drenaggio, sull’intrusione salina nell’acquifero freatico costiero della zona compresa fra foce dei Fiumi Uniti e foce Bevano (Ravenna)." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2011. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/3791/1/marconi_valentina_tesi.pdf.

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Marconi, Valentina <1978&gt. "Effetti della vegetazione e del drenaggio, sull’intrusione salina nell’acquifero freatico costiero della zona compresa fra foce dei Fiumi Uniti e foce Bevano (Ravenna)." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2011. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/3791/.

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Maselli, Vittorio <1982&gt. "The stratigraphic record of the quaternary sea level fluctuations and the impact of the post-glacial sea level rise (Termination I) in the Adriatic basin (Mediterranean sea)." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2011. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/3860/1/Maselli_Vittorio_Tesi.pdf.

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The modern stratigraphy of clastic continental margins is the result of the interaction between several geological processes acting on different time scales, among which sea level oscillations, sediment supply fluctuations and local tectonics are the main mechanisms. During the past three years my PhD was focused on understanding the impact of each of these process in the deposition of the central and northern Adriatic sedimentary successions, with the aim of reconstructing and quantifying the Late Quaternary eustatic fluctuations. In the last few decades, several Authors tried to quantify past eustatic fluctuations through the analysis of direct sea level indicators, among which drowned barrier-island deposits or coral reefs, or indirect methods, such as Oxygen isotope ratios (δ18O) or modeling simulations. Sea level curves, obtained from direct sea level indicators, record a composite signal, formed by the contribution of the global eustatic change and regional factors, as tectonic processes or glacial-isostatic rebound effects: the eustatic signal has to be obtained by removing the contribution of these other mechanisms. To obtain the most realistic sea level reconstructions it is important to quantify the tectonic regime of the central Adriatic margin. This result has been achieved integrating a numerical approach with the analysis of high-resolution seismic profiles. In detail, the subsidence trend obtained from the geohistory analysis and the backstripping of the borehole PRAD1.2 (the borehole PRAD1.2 is a 71 m continuous borehole drilled in -185 m of water depth, south of the Mid Adriatic Deep - MAD - during the European Project PROMESS 1, Profile Across Mediterranean Sedimentary Systems, Part 1), has been confirmed by the analysis of lowstand paleoshorelines and by benthic foraminifera associations investigated through the borehole. This work showed an evolution from inner-shelf environment, during Marine Isotopic Stage (MIS) 10, to upper-slope conditions, during MIS 2. Once the tectonic regime of the central Adriatic margin has been constrained, it is possible to investigate the impact of sea level and sediment supply fluctuations on the deposition of the Late Pleistocene-Holocene transgressive deposits. The Adriatic transgressive record (TST - Transgressive Systems Tract) is formed by three correlative sedimentary bodies, deposited in less then 14 kyr since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM); in particular: along the central Adriatic shelf and in the adjacent slope basin the TST is formed by marine units, while along the northern Adriatic shelf the TST is represented by costal deposits in a backstepping configuration. The central Adriatic margin, characterized by a thick transgressive sedimentary succession, is the ideal site to investigate the impact of late Pleistocene climatic and eustatic fluctuations, among which Meltwater Pulses 1A and 1B and the Younger Dryas cold event. The central Adriatic TST is formed by a tripartite deposit bounded by two regional unconformities. In particular, the middle TST unit includes two prograding wedges, deposited in the interval between the two Meltwater Pulse events, as highlighted by several 14C age estimates, and likely recorded the Younger Dryas cold interval. Modeling simulations, obtained with the two coupled models HydroTrend 3.0 and 2D-Sedflux 1.0C (developed by the Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System - CSDMS), integrated by the analysis of high resolution seismic profiles and core samples, indicate that: 1 - the prograding middle TST unit, deposited during the Younger Dryas, was formed as a consequence of an increase in sediment flux, likely connected to a decline in vegetation cover in the catchment area due to the establishment of sub glacial arid conditions; 2 - the two-stage prograding geometry was the consequence of a sea level still-stand (or possibly a fall) during the Younger Dryas event. The northern Adriatic margin, characterized by a broad and gentle shelf (350 km wide with a low angle plunge of 0.02° to the SE), is the ideal site to quantify the timing of each steps of the post LGM sea level rise. The modern shelf is characterized by sandy deposits of barrier-island systems in a backstepping configuration, showing younger ages at progressively shallower depths, which recorded the step-wise nature of the last sea level rise. The age-depth model, obtained by dated samples of basal peat layers, is in good agreement with previous published sea level curves, and highlights the post-glacial eustatic trend. The interval corresponding to the Younger Dyas cold reversal, instead, is more complex: two coeval coastal deposits characterize the northern Adriatic shelf at very different water depths. Several explanations and different models can be attempted to explain this conundrum, but the problem remains still unsolved.

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Maselli, Vittorio <1982&gt. "The stratigraphic record of the quaternary sea level fluctuations and the impact of the post-glacial sea level rise (Termination I) in the Adriatic basin (Mediterranean sea)." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2011. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/3860/.

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The modern stratigraphy of clastic continental margins is the result of the interaction between several geological processes acting on different time scales, among which sea level oscillations, sediment supply fluctuations and local tectonics are the main mechanisms. During the past three years my PhD was focused on understanding the impact of each of these process in the deposition of the central and northern Adriatic sedimentary successions, with the aim of reconstructing and quantifying the Late Quaternary eustatic fluctuations. In the last few decades, several Authors tried to quantify past eustatic fluctuations through the analysis of direct sea level indicators, among which drowned barrier-island deposits or coral reefs, or indirect methods, such as Oxygen isotope ratios (δ18O) or modeling simulations. Sea level curves, obtained from direct sea level indicators, record a composite signal, formed by the contribution of the global eustatic change and regional factors, as tectonic processes or glacial-isostatic rebound effects: the eustatic signal has to be obtained by removing the contribution of these other mechanisms. To obtain the most realistic sea level reconstructions it is important to quantify the tectonic regime of the central Adriatic margin. This result has been achieved integrating a numerical approach with the analysis of high-resolution seismic profiles. In detail, the subsidence trend obtained from the geohistory analysis and the backstripping of the borehole PRAD1.2 (the borehole PRAD1.2 is a 71 m continuous borehole drilled in -185 m of water depth, south of the Mid Adriatic Deep - MAD - during the European Project PROMESS 1, Profile Across Mediterranean Sedimentary Systems, Part 1), has been confirmed by the analysis of lowstand paleoshorelines and by benthic foraminifera associations investigated through the borehole. This work showed an evolution from inner-shelf environment, during Marine Isotopic Stage (MIS) 10, to upper-slope conditions, during MIS 2. Once the tectonic regime of the central Adriatic margin has been constrained, it is possible to investigate the impact of sea level and sediment supply fluctuations on the deposition of the Late Pleistocene-Holocene transgressive deposits. The Adriatic transgressive record (TST - Transgressive Systems Tract) is formed by three correlative sedimentary bodies, deposited in less then 14 kyr since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM); in particular: along the central Adriatic shelf and in the adjacent slope basin the TST is formed by marine units, while along the northern Adriatic shelf the TST is represented by costal deposits in a backstepping configuration. The central Adriatic margin, characterized by a thick transgressive sedimentary succession, is the ideal site to investigate the impact of late Pleistocene climatic and eustatic fluctuations, among which Meltwater Pulses 1A and 1B and the Younger Dryas cold event. The central Adriatic TST is formed by a tripartite deposit bounded by two regional unconformities. In particular, the middle TST unit includes two prograding wedges, deposited in the interval between the two Meltwater Pulse events, as highlighted by several 14C age estimates, and likely recorded the Younger Dryas cold interval. Modeling simulations, obtained with the two coupled models HydroTrend 3.0 and 2D-Sedflux 1.0C (developed by the Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System - CSDMS), integrated by the analysis of high resolution seismic profiles and core samples, indicate that: 1 - the prograding middle TST unit, deposited during the Younger Dryas, was formed as a consequence of an increase in sediment flux, likely connected to a decline in vegetation cover in the catchment area due to the establishment of sub glacial arid conditions; 2 - the two-stage prograding geometry was the consequence of a sea level still-stand (or possibly a fall) during the Younger Dryas event. The northern Adriatic margin, characterized by a broad and gentle shelf (350 km wide with a low angle plunge of 0.02° to the SE), is the ideal site to quantify the timing of each steps of the post LGM sea level rise. The modern shelf is characterized by sandy deposits of barrier-island systems in a backstepping configuration, showing younger ages at progressively shallower depths, which recorded the step-wise nature of the last sea level rise. The age-depth model, obtained by dated samples of basal peat layers, is in good agreement with previous published sea level curves, and highlights the post-glacial eustatic trend. The interval corresponding to the Younger Dyas cold reversal, instead, is more complex: two coeval coastal deposits characterize the northern Adriatic shelf at very different water depths. Several explanations and different models can be attempted to explain this conundrum, but the problem remains still unsolved.

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Oppo, Davide <1984&gt. "Studio dei Vulcani di Fango per la definizione della Migrazione dei Fluidi Profondi." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2012. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/4490/4/Oppo_Davide_tesi.pdf.

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L’unione di approcci differenti durante lo studio dei sistemi petroliferi, come l’accoppiamento dello studio delle emissioni in superficie con le analisi geochimiche e strutturali, è un aspetto principale nelle strategie di sviluppo per la ricerca degli idrocarburi. La presenza di acqua connata nelle sequenze sedimentarie profonde e la sua sovrappressione che viene generata dalle spesse coperture sedimentarie, incrementata inoltre dalla generazione di idrocarburi in profondità, sono fattori di controllo primari per la migrazione e l’emissione di fluidi in superficie. I risultati ottenuti da questo studio forniscono nuovi elementi per la comprensione del ruolo dello studio dei vulcani di fango nell’esplorazione petrolifera, e nuove importanti prove per la caratterizzazione dei sistemi petroliferi nelle aree considerate.
To join different approaches in the study of petroleum systems, as to couple the study of surface seeps with geochemical and structural analysis, is a leading aspect in a development strategy for hydrocarbons. The occurrence of pore water in the deep sedimentary successions and its overpressure due to the thick covering sequences, which is enhanced by the hydrocarbons generation at depth, are primary controls for the fluid migration and emission at the surface through the cold seeps. The results from this study provide new elements to understand the role of mud volcanoes study in the frame of petroleum exploration, and new important evidences for the petroleum systems in the areas considered.

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Oppo, Davide <1984&gt. "Studio dei Vulcani di Fango per la definizione della Migrazione dei Fluidi Profondi." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2012. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/4490/.

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L’unione di approcci differenti durante lo studio dei sistemi petroliferi, come l’accoppiamento dello studio delle emissioni in superficie con le analisi geochimiche e strutturali, è un aspetto principale nelle strategie di sviluppo per la ricerca degli idrocarburi. La presenza di acqua connata nelle sequenze sedimentarie profonde e la sua sovrappressione che viene generata dalle spesse coperture sedimentarie, incrementata inoltre dalla generazione di idrocarburi in profondità, sono fattori di controllo primari per la migrazione e l’emissione di fluidi in superficie. I risultati ottenuti da questo studio forniscono nuovi elementi per la comprensione del ruolo dello studio dei vulcani di fango nell’esplorazione petrolifera, e nuove importanti prove per la caratterizzazione dei sistemi petroliferi nelle aree considerate.
To join different approaches in the study of petroleum systems, as to couple the study of surface seeps with geochemical and structural analysis, is a leading aspect in a development strategy for hydrocarbons. The occurrence of pore water in the deep sedimentary successions and its overpressure due to the thick covering sequences, which is enhanced by the hydrocarbons generation at depth, are primary controls for the fluid migration and emission at the surface through the cold seeps. The results from this study provide new elements to understand the role of mud volcanoes study in the frame of petroleum exploration, and new important evidences for the petroleum systems in the areas considered.

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Greggio, Nicolas <1983&gt. "Individuazione di tecniche di gestione idrica-agronomica e di ricarica dell’acquifero freatico costiero per limitare la salinizzazione delle acque sotterranee e dei suoli." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2013. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/5213/1/GREGGIO_NICOLAS_TESI.pdf.

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Nel Comune di Ravenna, oltre 6.800 ettari di terreni agricoli sono a rischio salinizzazione, a causa dell’alta salinità delle acque sotterranee presenti all’interno dell’acquifero freatico costiero. L'area è interessata da subsidenza naturale, per compattazione dei sedimenti alluvionali e antropica, causata dall’estrazione di gas e dall’eccessivo sfruttamento delle acque sotterranee. Ne deriva che la maggior parte di questo territorio è sotto il livello medio del mare e l'agricoltura, così come ogni altra attività umana, è possibile grazie ad una fitta rete di canali di drenaggio che garantiscono il franco di coltivazione. L’agricoltura è una risorsa importante per la zona, ma a causa della scarsa disponibilità di acque dolci e per l’aumento dei processi di salinizzazione dei suoli, necessita di un cambiamento. Servono pratiche agricole sostenibili, con idonei requisiti irrigui, di drenaggio del suolo, di resistenza alla salinizzazione e di controllo del suolo. Dopo un’analisi generale sulle condizioni dell’acquifero, è stato monitorato un transetto di 10km rappresentativo della parte costiera di Ravenna. Infine, con l'obiettivo di comprendere l'interazione tra un canale d'irrigazione e le acque sotterranee, una piccola area agricola (12 ettari), è stata monitorata nel corso del 2011 utilizzando metodi idrologici, geochimici e geofisici. I risultati di questo lavoro mostrano una diffusa salinizzazione della falda freatica, ma anche la presenza di una lente d'acqua dolce spessa 5m, a 400m dalla linea di riva, con caratteristiche chimiche (hydrofacies) tipici di acque continentali e con dimensioni variabili stagionalmente. Questa bolla di acqua dolce si è originata esclusivamente dalle infiltrazioni dal canale d’irrigazione presente, in quanto, il contributo dell’irrigazione superficiale è stato nullo. Sfruttando la rete di canali di drenaggio già presente sarebbe possibile estendere questo processo d’infiltrazione da canale in altre porzioni dell’acquifero allo scopo di ricaricare l’acquifero stesso e limitare la salinizzazione dei suoli.
In the municipality of Ravenna, more than 6800 hectares of farmland are at a risk for soil salinization, because of the high groundwater salinity in the coastal aquifer, which is widespread with the exception of some ephemeral freshwater lenses below the dune belts and in areas far from the land reclamation pumping stations. The area is affected by subsidence both natural due to compaction of alluvial sediments and anthropogenic caused by gas and groundwater over-exploitation. As a result, most of this territory is below mean sea level and agriculture as well as any other human activity is possible thanks to a dense network of drainage channels and land reclamation pumping stations. Agricultural activities in the area are an important asset for the local economy but they are challenged by scarce freshwater resources, water logging, and soil salinization. Sustainable agriculture practices need to address irrigation requirements, land drainage, and soil salinization control. With the aim to understand the interaction between irrigation channel and groundwater, a small agricultural area (12 hectares), was monitored during 2011 by using hydrological, geochemical and geophysical methods. The results of this work shows a widespread salinization of the phreatic aquifer but also the presence of a 4-meters-thick freshwater lens, at 400 meters from the shore line, with chemical characteristics (hydrofacies) typical of river water and that increases size in summer period. This fresh water lens has formed due to seepage from an irrigation channel into the aquifer. The contribution of irrigation water sprayed on top of the land to freshwater aquifer recharge is practically zero. By redesigning the network of irrigation channels to store excess river and irrigation water, the amount of freshwater infiltration into the aquifer could be increased and groundwater and soil salinization prevented.

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Greggio, Nicolas <1983&gt. "Individuazione di tecniche di gestione idrica-agronomica e di ricarica dell’acquifero freatico costiero per limitare la salinizzazione delle acque sotterranee e dei suoli." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2013. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/5213/.

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Nel Comune di Ravenna, oltre 6.800 ettari di terreni agricoli sono a rischio salinizzazione, a causa dell’alta salinità delle acque sotterranee presenti all’interno dell’acquifero freatico costiero. L'area è interessata da subsidenza naturale, per compattazione dei sedimenti alluvionali e antropica, causata dall’estrazione di gas e dall’eccessivo sfruttamento delle acque sotterranee. Ne deriva che la maggior parte di questo territorio è sotto il livello medio del mare e l'agricoltura, così come ogni altra attività umana, è possibile grazie ad una fitta rete di canali di drenaggio che garantiscono il franco di coltivazione. L’agricoltura è una risorsa importante per la zona, ma a causa della scarsa disponibilità di acque dolci e per l’aumento dei processi di salinizzazione dei suoli, necessita di un cambiamento. Servono pratiche agricole sostenibili, con idonei requisiti irrigui, di drenaggio del suolo, di resistenza alla salinizzazione e di controllo del suolo. Dopo un’analisi generale sulle condizioni dell’acquifero, è stato monitorato un transetto di 10km rappresentativo della parte costiera di Ravenna. Infine, con l'obiettivo di comprendere l'interazione tra un canale d'irrigazione e le acque sotterranee, una piccola area agricola (12 ettari), è stata monitorata nel corso del 2011 utilizzando metodi idrologici, geochimici e geofisici. I risultati di questo lavoro mostrano una diffusa salinizzazione della falda freatica, ma anche la presenza di una lente d'acqua dolce spessa 5m, a 400m dalla linea di riva, con caratteristiche chimiche (hydrofacies) tipici di acque continentali e con dimensioni variabili stagionalmente. Questa bolla di acqua dolce si è originata esclusivamente dalle infiltrazioni dal canale d’irrigazione presente, in quanto, il contributo dell’irrigazione superficiale è stato nullo. Sfruttando la rete di canali di drenaggio già presente sarebbe possibile estendere questo processo d’infiltrazione da canale in altre porzioni dell’acquifero allo scopo di ricaricare l’acquifero stesso e limitare la salinizzazione dei suoli.
In the municipality of Ravenna, more than 6800 hectares of farmland are at a risk for soil salinization, because of the high groundwater salinity in the coastal aquifer, which is widespread with the exception of some ephemeral freshwater lenses below the dune belts and in areas far from the land reclamation pumping stations. The area is affected by subsidence both natural due to compaction of alluvial sediments and anthropogenic caused by gas and groundwater over-exploitation. As a result, most of this territory is below mean sea level and agriculture as well as any other human activity is possible thanks to a dense network of drainage channels and land reclamation pumping stations. Agricultural activities in the area are an important asset for the local economy but they are challenged by scarce freshwater resources, water logging, and soil salinization. Sustainable agriculture practices need to address irrigation requirements, land drainage, and soil salinization control. With the aim to understand the interaction between irrigation channel and groundwater, a small agricultural area (12 hectares), was monitored during 2011 by using hydrological, geochemical and geophysical methods. The results of this work shows a widespread salinization of the phreatic aquifer but also the presence of a 4-meters-thick freshwater lens, at 400 meters from the shore line, with chemical characteristics (hydrofacies) typical of river water and that increases size in summer period. This fresh water lens has formed due to seepage from an irrigation channel into the aquifer. The contribution of irrigation water sprayed on top of the land to freshwater aquifer recharge is practically zero. By redesigning the network of irrigation channels to store excess river and irrigation water, the amount of freshwater infiltration into the aquifer could be increased and groundwater and soil salinization prevented.

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Albino, Irene <1985&gt. "Thermochronological evolution of the Eastern Pontides and the Eastern Anatolian Plateau and NW Lesser Caucasus (Turkey, Georgia, Armenia)." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2013. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/5505/1/TESI_IreneAlbino.pdf.

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The analysis of apatite fission tracks is applied to the study of the syn- and post-collisional thermochronological evolution of a vast area that includes the Eastern Pontides, their continuation in the Lesser Caucasus of Georgia (Adjara-Trialeti zone) and northern Armenia, and the eastern Anatolian Plateau. The resulting database is then integrated with the data presented by Okay et al. (2010) for the Bitlis Pütürge Massif, i.e. the western portion of the Bitlis-Zagros collision zone between Arabia and Eurasia. The mid-Miocene exhumation episode along the Black Sea coast and Lesser Caucasus of Armenia documented in this dissertation mirrors the age of collision between the Eurasian and Arabian plates along the Bitlis suture zone. We argue that tectonic stresses generated along the Bitlis collision zone were transmitted northward across eastern Anatolia and focused (i) at the rheological boundary between the Anatolian continental lithosphere and the (quasi)oceanic lithosphere of the Black Sea, and (ii) along major pre-existing discontinuities like the Sevan-Akera suture zone.The integration of both present-day crustal dynamics (GPS-derived kinematics and distribution of seismicity) and thermochronological data presented in this paper provides a comparison between short- and long-term deformation patterns for the entire eastern Anatolia-Transcaucasian region. Two successive stages of Neogene deformation of the northern foreland of the Arabia-Eurasia collision zone can be inferred. (i) Early and Middle Miocene: continental deformation was concentrated along the Arabia-Eurasia (Bitlis) collision zone but tectonic stress was also transferred northward across eastern Anatolia, focusing along the eastern Black Sea continent-ocean rheological transition and along major pre-existing structural discontinuities. (ii) Since Late-Middle Miocene time the westward translation of Anatolia and the activation of the North and Eastern Anatolian Fault systems have reduced efficient northward stress transfer.

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Albino, Irene <1985&gt. "Thermochronological evolution of the Eastern Pontides and the Eastern Anatolian Plateau and NW Lesser Caucasus (Turkey, Georgia, Armenia)." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2013. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/5505/.

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The analysis of apatite fission tracks is applied to the study of the syn- and post-collisional thermochronological evolution of a vast area that includes the Eastern Pontides, their continuation in the Lesser Caucasus of Georgia (Adjara-Trialeti zone) and northern Armenia, and the eastern Anatolian Plateau. The resulting database is then integrated with the data presented by Okay et al. (2010) for the Bitlis Pütürge Massif, i.e. the western portion of the Bitlis-Zagros collision zone between Arabia and Eurasia. The mid-Miocene exhumation episode along the Black Sea coast and Lesser Caucasus of Armenia documented in this dissertation mirrors the age of collision between the Eurasian and Arabian plates along the Bitlis suture zone. We argue that tectonic stresses generated along the Bitlis collision zone were transmitted northward across eastern Anatolia and focused (i) at the rheological boundary between the Anatolian continental lithosphere and the (quasi)oceanic lithosphere of the Black Sea, and (ii) along major pre-existing discontinuities like the Sevan-Akera suture zone.The integration of both present-day crustal dynamics (GPS-derived kinematics and distribution of seismicity) and thermochronological data presented in this paper provides a comparison between short- and long-term deformation patterns for the entire eastern Anatolia-Transcaucasian region. Two successive stages of Neogene deformation of the northern foreland of the Arabia-Eurasia collision zone can be inferred. (i) Early and Middle Miocene: continental deformation was concentrated along the Arabia-Eurasia (Bitlis) collision zone but tectonic stress was also transferred northward across eastern Anatolia, focusing along the eastern Black Sea continent-ocean rheological transition and along major pre-existing structural discontinuities. (ii) Since Late-Middle Miocene time the westward translation of Anatolia and the activation of the North and Eastern Anatolian Fault systems have reduced efficient northward stress transfer.

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Guido, Francesco Luigi <1983&gt. "Sviluppo di una metodologia per la modellazione geologica-geomeccanica ed il monitoraggio di reservoir adibiti a siti di stoccaggio di gas naturale." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2013. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/5563/1/Guido_Francesco_Luigi_tesi.pdf.

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La valutazione dei rischi associati all’operatività dei sistemi di stoccaggio, quali la sismicità indotta e la subsidenza, è requisito basilare per una loro corretta gestione e progettazione, e passa attraverso la definizione dell’influenza sullo stato tensionale delle variazioni di pressione di poro nel sottosuolo. Principale scopo di questo progetto è lo sviluppo di una metodologia in grado di quantificare le deformazioni dei reservoir in funzione della pressione di poro, di tarare i modelli utilizzati con casi studio che presentino dati di monitoraggio reali, tali da consentire un confronto con le previsioni di modello. In questa tesi, la teoria delle inomogeneità è stata utilizzata, tramite un approccio semianalitico, per definire le variazioni dei campi elastici derivanti dalle operazioni di prelievo e immissione di fluidi in serbatoi geologici. Estensione, forma e magnitudo delle variazioni di stress indotte sono state valutate tramite il concetto di variazione dello sforzo critico secondo il criterio di rottura di Coulomb, tramite un’analisi numerica agli elementi finiti. La metodologia sviluppata è stata applicata e tarata su due reservoir sfruttati e riconvertiti a sistemi di stoccaggio che presentano dataset, geologia, petrofisica, e condizioni operative differenti. Sono state calcolate le variazioni dei campi elastici e la subsidenza; è stata mappata la variazione di sforzo critico di Coulomb per entrambi i casi. I risultati ottenuti mostrano buon accordo con le osservazioni dei monitoraggi, suggerendo la bontà della metodologia e indicando la scarsa probabilità di sismicità indotta. Questo progetto ha consentito la creazione di una piattaforma metodologica di rapido ed efficace utilizzo, per stimare l’influenza dei sistemi di stoccaggio di gas sullo stato tensionale della crosta terrestre; in fase di stoccaggio, permette di monitorare le deformazioni e gli sforzi indotti; in fase di progettazione, consente di valutare le strategie operative per monitorare e mitigare i rischi geologici associati a questi sistemi.
The assessment of the risks associated with the operations of the storage systems, such as induced seismicity and subsidence, is a basic requirement for their proper management and planning, through the definition of the stress state changes induced by pore pressure variations underground. The main aims of this project is to develop a methodology for the quantification of reservoir deformation as a function of pore pressure, and to calibrate the models used on case studies with real monitoring data, in order to compare the predictions of the models. In this thesis, the theory of inhomogeneities has been used, by means of a semianalytical approach, to define the elastic fields variations induced by fluids withdrawal and injection in geological reservoirs at depth. The failure stress change concept for a Coulomb failure criterion has been used to study the extension, shape and magnitude of in induced stress changes, through the development of finite element numerical analysis. The developed methodology has been applied and calibrated on two case studies of exploited reservoir actually converted to storage systems, which present dataset, geological and petrophysical, and various operating conditions; Elastic fields variations and subsidence are calculated, and Coulomb failure stress changes have been mapped for both case studies. The results show a good agreement with the observations arising from monitoring available on case studies, suggesting the releability of the developed methodology and suggest the low likelihood of induced seismicity. This project led to the creation of a quickly and effectively usable methodological base to estimate the influence of gas storage systems on the stress state of the crust and to monitor deformations and induced stresses; during the design stage, it helps to evaluate the operative strategies for mitigation of geological risks associated with these storage facilities.

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Guido, Francesco Luigi <1983&gt. "Sviluppo di una metodologia per la modellazione geologica-geomeccanica ed il monitoraggio di reservoir adibiti a siti di stoccaggio di gas naturale." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2013. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/5563/.

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La valutazione dei rischi associati all’operatività dei sistemi di stoccaggio, quali la sismicità indotta e la subsidenza, è requisito basilare per una loro corretta gestione e progettazione, e passa attraverso la definizione dell’influenza sullo stato tensionale delle variazioni di pressione di poro nel sottosuolo. Principale scopo di questo progetto è lo sviluppo di una metodologia in grado di quantificare le deformazioni dei reservoir in funzione della pressione di poro, di tarare i modelli utilizzati con casi studio che presentino dati di monitoraggio reali, tali da consentire un confronto con le previsioni di modello. In questa tesi, la teoria delle inomogeneità è stata utilizzata, tramite un approccio semianalitico, per definire le variazioni dei campi elastici derivanti dalle operazioni di prelievo e immissione di fluidi in serbatoi geologici. Estensione, forma e magnitudo delle variazioni di stress indotte sono state valutate tramite il concetto di variazione dello sforzo critico secondo il criterio di rottura di Coulomb, tramite un’analisi numerica agli elementi finiti. La metodologia sviluppata è stata applicata e tarata su due reservoir sfruttati e riconvertiti a sistemi di stoccaggio che presentano dataset, geologia, petrofisica, e condizioni operative differenti. Sono state calcolate le variazioni dei campi elastici e la subsidenza; è stata mappata la variazione di sforzo critico di Coulomb per entrambi i casi. I risultati ottenuti mostrano buon accordo con le osservazioni dei monitoraggi, suggerendo la bontà della metodologia e indicando la scarsa probabilità di sismicità indotta. Questo progetto ha consentito la creazione di una piattaforma metodologica di rapido ed efficace utilizzo, per stimare l’influenza dei sistemi di stoccaggio di gas sullo stato tensionale della crosta terrestre; in fase di stoccaggio, permette di monitorare le deformazioni e gli sforzi indotti; in fase di progettazione, consente di valutare le strategie operative per monitorare e mitigare i rischi geologici associati a questi sistemi.
The assessment of the risks associated with the operations of the storage systems, such as induced seismicity and subsidence, is a basic requirement for their proper management and planning, through the definition of the stress state changes induced by pore pressure variations underground. The main aims of this project is to develop a methodology for the quantification of reservoir deformation as a function of pore pressure, and to calibrate the models used on case studies with real monitoring data, in order to compare the predictions of the models. In this thesis, the theory of inhomogeneities has been used, by means of a semianalytical approach, to define the elastic fields variations induced by fluids withdrawal and injection in geological reservoirs at depth. The failure stress change concept for a Coulomb failure criterion has been used to study the extension, shape and magnitude of in induced stress changes, through the development of finite element numerical analysis. The developed methodology has been applied and calibrated on two case studies of exploited reservoir actually converted to storage systems, which present dataset, geological and petrophysical, and various operating conditions; Elastic fields variations and subsidence are calculated, and Coulomb failure stress changes have been mapped for both case studies. The results show a good agreement with the observations arising from monitoring available on case studies, suggesting the releability of the developed methodology and suggest the low likelihood of induced seismicity. This project led to the creation of a quickly and effectively usable methodological base to estimate the influence of gas storage systems on the stress state of the crust and to monitor deformations and induced stresses; during the design stage, it helps to evaluate the operative strategies for mitigation of geological risks associated with these storage facilities.

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Del, Bianco Fabrizio <1982&gt. "Late Quaternary geological evolution of the Montenegro and Northern Albania continental margins." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2014. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/6434/1/Del_Bianco_Fabrizio_Tesi.pdf.

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The object of this work has been the analysis of natural processes controlling the geological evolution of the Montenegro and Northern Albania Continental Margin (MACM) during the Late Quaternary. These include the modern sediment dispersal system and oceanographic regime, the building and shaping of the shelf margin at the scale of 100 kyr and relative to the most recent transition between glacial and interglacial periods. The analysis of the new data shows that the MACM is a shelf-slope system formed by a suite of physiographic elements, including: an inner and an outer continental shelf, separated by two tectonically-controlled morphological highs; a lobated drowned mid-shelf paleodelta, formed during the last sea level fall and low stand; an upper continental slope, affected by gravity-driven instability and a system of extensional faults with surficial displacement, featuring an orientation coherent with the regional tectonics. The stratigraphic study of the MACM shows a clear correspondence between the Late Pleistocene/Holocene mud-wedge and the low reflectivity sectors of the inner shelf. Conversely, most of the outer shelf and part of the continental slope expose deposits from the last sea level low stand, featuring a general sediment starving condition or the presence of a thin postglacial sediments cover. The MACM shows uplift in correspondence of the Kotor and Bar ridges, and subsidence in the outer shelf and upper slope sectors. In fact, seaward of these tectonic ridges, the sparker seismic profile show the presence of four well-defined seismo-stratigraphic sequences, interpreted as forced regression deposits, formed during the last four main glacial phases. In this way, the MACM records the 100 kyr scale sea level fluctuations on its seismo-stratigraphic architecture over the last 350 kyr. Over such time range, through the identification of the paleoshoreline deposits, we estimated an average subsidence rate of about 1.2 mm/yr.
L'obiettivo di questo lavoro è stato quello di analizzare i processi naturali che hanno controllato l'evoluzione del Margine Continentale del Montenegro e dell'albania Settentrionale (MACM) durante il tardo Quaternario. Tali processi includono il sistema attuale di dispersione del sedimento ed il regime oceanografico, la formazione ed il modellamento del margine alla scala dei 100 ka e relativamente all'ultimo periodo di transizione dal glaciale all'interglaciale. L'analisi dei nuovi dati mostra che si tratta di un sistema piattaforma-scarpata caratterizzato da: una piattaforma interna ed una esterna dovesono presenti due alti morfologici a controllo tettonico; un delta lobato relitto attribuito all'ultima fase di caduta del livello marino e una scarpata continentale superiore affetta da processi gravitativi superficiali e da sistemi di faglie estensionali a rigetto superficiale che mostrano un'orientazionecoerente con la tettonica regionale. Lo studio stratigrafico del MACM mostra una chiara corrispondenza tra il cuneo fangoso tardo pleistocenico - olocenico ed i settori a bassa riflettività individuati lungo la piattaforma interna. A differenza, gran parte della piattaforma esterna ed una parte della scarpata continentale mostrano depositi appartenenti all'ultima fase di stazionamento basso del livello marino evidenziando quindi la macanza di sedimentazione o la presenza localizzata di sottili coperture di sedimenti post-glaciali. Il MACM mostra sollevamento in corrispondenza dei ridges di Bar e di Kotor, e subsidenza lungo il settore di piattaforma esterna e scarpata continentale. Infatti, esternamente agli alti tettonici, i profili di sparker mostrano la presenza di quattro sequenze sismo-stratigrafiche ben definite, interpretate come sequenze di regressione forzata messe in posto durante le ultime quattro fasi glaciali. Il MACM registra quindi nella sua successione sismo-stratigrafica le variazioni del livello marino a scala di 100ka durante gli ultimi 350 ka. In questo lasso di tempo, attraverso l'identificazione dei depositi di paleospiaggia, viene effettuata una stima del tasso di subsidenza di circa 1.2 mm/a.

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Del, Bianco Fabrizio <1982&gt. "Late Quaternary geological evolution of the Montenegro and Northern Albania continental margins." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2014. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/6434/.

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The object of this work has been the analysis of natural processes controlling the geological evolution of the Montenegro and Northern Albania Continental Margin (MACM) during the Late Quaternary. These include the modern sediment dispersal system and oceanographic regime, the building and shaping of the shelf margin at the scale of 100 kyr and relative to the most recent transition between glacial and interglacial periods. The analysis of the new data shows that the MACM is a shelf-slope system formed by a suite of physiographic elements, including: an inner and an outer continental shelf, separated by two tectonically-controlled morphological highs; a lobated drowned mid-shelf paleodelta, formed during the last sea level fall and low stand; an upper continental slope, affected by gravity-driven instability and a system of extensional faults with surficial displacement, featuring an orientation coherent with the regional tectonics. The stratigraphic study of the MACM shows a clear correspondence between the Late Pleistocene/Holocene mud-wedge and the low reflectivity sectors of the inner shelf. Conversely, most of the outer shelf and part of the continental slope expose deposits from the last sea level low stand, featuring a general sediment starving condition or the presence of a thin postglacial sediments cover. The MACM shows uplift in correspondence of the Kotor and Bar ridges, and subsidence in the outer shelf and upper slope sectors. In fact, seaward of these tectonic ridges, the sparker seismic profile show the presence of four well-defined seismo-stratigraphic sequences, interpreted as forced regression deposits, formed during the last four main glacial phases. In this way, the MACM records the 100 kyr scale sea level fluctuations on its seismo-stratigraphic architecture over the last 350 kyr. Over such time range, through the identification of the paleoshoreline deposits, we estimated an average subsidence rate of about 1.2 mm/yr.
L'obiettivo di questo lavoro è stato quello di analizzare i processi naturali che hanno controllato l'evoluzione del Margine Continentale del Montenegro e dell'albania Settentrionale (MACM) durante il tardo Quaternario. Tali processi includono il sistema attuale di dispersione del sedimento ed il regime oceanografico, la formazione ed il modellamento del margine alla scala dei 100 ka e relativamente all'ultimo periodo di transizione dal glaciale all'interglaciale. L'analisi dei nuovi dati mostra che si tratta di un sistema piattaforma-scarpata caratterizzato da: una piattaforma interna ed una esterna dovesono presenti due alti morfologici a controllo tettonico; un delta lobato relitto attribuito all'ultima fase di caduta del livello marino e una scarpata continentale superiore affetta da processi gravitativi superficiali e da sistemi di faglie estensionali a rigetto superficiale che mostrano un'orientazionecoerente con la tettonica regionale. Lo studio stratigrafico del MACM mostra una chiara corrispondenza tra il cuneo fangoso tardo pleistocenico - olocenico ed i settori a bassa riflettività individuati lungo la piattaforma interna. A differenza, gran parte della piattaforma esterna ed una parte della scarpata continentale mostrano depositi appartenenti all'ultima fase di stazionamento basso del livello marino evidenziando quindi la macanza di sedimentazione o la presenza localizzata di sottili coperture di sedimenti post-glaciali. Il MACM mostra sollevamento in corrispondenza dei ridges di Bar e di Kotor, e subsidenza lungo il settore di piattaforma esterna e scarpata continentale. Infatti, esternamente agli alti tettonici, i profili di sparker mostrano la presenza di quattro sequenze sismo-stratigrafiche ben definite, interpretate come sequenze di regressione forzata messe in posto durante le ultime quattro fasi glaciali. Il MACM registra quindi nella sua successione sismo-stratigrafica le variazioni del livello marino a scala di 100ka durante gli ultimi 350 ka. In questo lasso di tempo, attraverso l'identificazione dei depositi di paleospiaggia, viene effettuata una stima del tasso di subsidenza di circa 1.2 mm/a.

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Bruno, Luigi <1980&gt. "Paleosol-based stratigraphy of late Quaternary deposits from the Po basin, between Bologna and the Po river (Northern Italy)." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2014. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/6495/1/Tesi_Luigi_Bruno_14.03.14.pdf.

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Stratigraphic studies carried out over the last decades in Italy and elsewhere testify a growing interest in Quaternary deposits and in the influence of climate change on their architecture. The subsurface of the Po Plain, in its topmost portion, is made up of alluvial deposits organized in depositional cycles at different scales. This PhD thesis provides millennial-scale stratigraphic reconstruction of the Late Pleistocene-Holocene deposits beneath the southern Po Plain, based on basin-scale correlation of laterally-extensive buried soil horizons. Far from the aim of characterizing palaeosols from a mineralogical and geochemical point of view, we focused on the physical and stratigraphic significance of these horizons. In the Bologna urban area, which hosts an abundance of stratigraphic data, the correlation between seventeen continuously-cored boreholes led to the identification of five vertically-stacked palaeosol-bounded sequences within the 14C time window. In a wide portion of the alluvial plain north of Bologna, far away from the Apenninic margin and from the Po River, where subsurface stratigraphic architecture is dominated by markedly lenticular sediment bodies, palaeosols revealed to be the only stratigraphic marker of remarkable lateral continuity. These horizons are characterized by peculiar resistance values, which make them easily identifiable via pocket penetration tests. Palaeosols reveal specific geometric relationships with the associated alluvial facies associations, allowing reliable estimates of soil development as a function of alluvial dynamics. With the aid of sixty new radiocarbon dates, a reliable age attribution and likely time intervals of exposure were assigned to each palaeosol. Vertically-stacked palaeosols delimitate short-term depositional cycles, likely related to the major episodes of climatic change of the last 40 ky. Through integration of stratigraphic data with 750 archaeological reports from the Bologna area, the impact of human settlements on depositional and pedogenic processes during the late Holocene was investigated.
Le indagini stratigrafiche condotte in Italia e nel mondo negli ultimi decenni testimoniano un crescente interesse per i depositi quaternari e per l’influenza esercitata dalle variazioni climatiche sulla loro architettura. Questa tesi di dottorato si occupa della ricostruzione stratigrafica a scala millenaria dei depositi tardo-pleistocenici e olocenici del Bacino Padano, tra Bologna e il Fiume Po, basata sulla correlazione a scala regionale di orizzonti pedogenizzati lateralmente estesi e persistenti. Lungi dal voler caratterizzare i paleosuoli da un punto di vista mineralogico e geochimico, questo lavoro si focalizza sul significato di questi orizzonti in termini di stratigrafia fisica. Nel sottosuolo della città di Bologna, per il quale è disponibile un’eccezionale densità di dati stratigrafici, la correlazione di diciassette sondaggi a carotaggio continuo ha portato all’individuazione di cinque paleosuoli all’interno della finestra del carbonio 14. Nell’area di pianura a nord di Bologna, lontana dal margine appenninico e dal Fiume Po, caratterizzata nel sottosuolo principalmente da corpi sedimentari a geometria lenticolare, i paleosuoli si sono rivelati gli unici orizzonti guida tracciabili per decine di chilometri all’interno della successione tardo-quaternaria. Questi orizzonti sono caratterizzati da valori elevati di resistenza alla compressione e sono legati alle facies deposizionali di ambiente alluvionale da particolari rapporti geometrici, riflesso di precise relazioni intercorrenti tra pedogenesi e dinamiche alluvionali. Tramite la realizzazione di sessanta datazioni, associate a numerosi dati di letteratura, a ciascun paleosuolo è stata assegnata un’età e un tempo medio di esposizione. Il quadro stratigrafico e cronologico che ne deriva ha permesso l’individuazione di cicli deposizionali a scala sub-milankoviana e la loro correlazione con le variazioni climatiche degli ultimi quarantamila anni. L’integrazione dei dati stratigrafici con 750 relazioni di scavi archeologici, ha permesso, infine, di valutare l’impatto della sempre più diffusa presenza dell’uomo sul territorio bolognese sulla formazione e sul seppellimento dei suoli in età tardo-olocenica.

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Bruno, Luigi <1980&gt. "Paleosol-based stratigraphy of late Quaternary deposits from the Po basin, between Bologna and the Po river (Northern Italy)." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2014. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/6495/.

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Stratigraphic studies carried out over the last decades in Italy and elsewhere testify a growing interest in Quaternary deposits and in the influence of climate change on their architecture. The subsurface of the Po Plain, in its topmost portion, is made up of alluvial deposits organized in depositional cycles at different scales. This PhD thesis provides millennial-scale stratigraphic reconstruction of the Late Pleistocene-Holocene deposits beneath the southern Po Plain, based on basin-scale correlation of laterally-extensive buried soil horizons. Far from the aim of characterizing palaeosols from a mineralogical and geochemical point of view, we focused on the physical and stratigraphic significance of these horizons. In the Bologna urban area, which hosts an abundance of stratigraphic data, the correlation between seventeen continuously-cored boreholes led to the identification of five vertically-stacked palaeosol-bounded sequences within the 14C time window. In a wide portion of the alluvial plain north of Bologna, far away from the Apenninic margin and from the Po River, where subsurface stratigraphic architecture is dominated by markedly lenticular sediment bodies, palaeosols revealed to be the only stratigraphic marker of remarkable lateral continuity. These horizons are characterized by peculiar resistance values, which make them easily identifiable via pocket penetration tests. Palaeosols reveal specific geometric relationships with the associated alluvial facies associations, allowing reliable estimates of soil development as a function of alluvial dynamics. With the aid of sixty new radiocarbon dates, a reliable age attribution and likely time intervals of exposure were assigned to each palaeosol. Vertically-stacked palaeosols delimitate short-term depositional cycles, likely related to the major episodes of climatic change of the last 40 ky. Through integration of stratigraphic data with 750 archaeological reports from the Bologna area, the impact of human settlements on depositional and pedogenic processes during the late Holocene was investigated.
Le indagini stratigrafiche condotte in Italia e nel mondo negli ultimi decenni testimoniano un crescente interesse per i depositi quaternari e per l’influenza esercitata dalle variazioni climatiche sulla loro architettura. Questa tesi di dottorato si occupa della ricostruzione stratigrafica a scala millenaria dei depositi tardo-pleistocenici e olocenici del Bacino Padano, tra Bologna e il Fiume Po, basata sulla correlazione a scala regionale di orizzonti pedogenizzati lateralmente estesi e persistenti. Lungi dal voler caratterizzare i paleosuoli da un punto di vista mineralogico e geochimico, questo lavoro si focalizza sul significato di questi orizzonti in termini di stratigrafia fisica. Nel sottosuolo della città di Bologna, per il quale è disponibile un’eccezionale densità di dati stratigrafici, la correlazione di diciassette sondaggi a carotaggio continuo ha portato all’individuazione di cinque paleosuoli all’interno della finestra del carbonio 14. Nell’area di pianura a nord di Bologna, lontana dal margine appenninico e dal Fiume Po, caratterizzata nel sottosuolo principalmente da corpi sedimentari a geometria lenticolare, i paleosuoli si sono rivelati gli unici orizzonti guida tracciabili per decine di chilometri all’interno della successione tardo-quaternaria. Questi orizzonti sono caratterizzati da valori elevati di resistenza alla compressione e sono legati alle facies deposizionali di ambiente alluvionale da particolari rapporti geometrici, riflesso di precise relazioni intercorrenti tra pedogenesi e dinamiche alluvionali. Tramite la realizzazione di sessanta datazioni, associate a numerosi dati di letteratura, a ciascun paleosuolo è stata assegnata un’età e un tempo medio di esposizione. Il quadro stratigrafico e cronologico che ne deriva ha permesso l’individuazione di cicli deposizionali a scala sub-milankoviana e la loro correlazione con le variazioni climatiche degli ultimi quarantamila anni. L’integrazione dei dati stratigrafici con 750 relazioni di scavi archeologici, ha permesso, infine, di valutare l’impatto della sempre più diffusa presenza dell’uomo sul territorio bolognese sulla formazione e sul seppellimento dei suoli in età tardo-olocenica.

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Mittiga, Francesco <1985&gt. "Low-temperature thermochronological evolution of the Menderes and Alanya massifs (Turkey)." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2015. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/6814/1/Mittiga_Francesco_tesi.pdf.

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The application of two low-temperature thermochronometers [fission-track analysis and (U-Th)/He analyses, both on apatite] to various tectonostratigraphic units of the Menderes and Alanya Massifs of Turkey has provided significant new constraints to the understanding of their structural evolution. The Menderes Massif of western Anatolia is one of the largest metamorphic core complexes on Earth. The integration of the geochronometric dataset presented in this dissertation with preexisting ones from the literature delineates three groups of samples within the Menderes Massif. In the northern and southern region the massif experienced a Late Oligocene-Early Miocene tectonic denudation and surface uplift; whereas data from the central region are younger, with most ages ranging between the Middle-Late Miocene. The results of this study are consistent with the interpretation for a symmetric exhumation of the Menderes Massif. The Alanya Massif of SW Anatolia presents a typical nappe pile consisting of thrust sheets with contrasting metamorphic histories. Petrological and geochronological data clearly indicate that the tectonometamorphic evolution Alanya started from Late Cretaceous with the northward subduction of an ‘Alanya ocean’ under the Tauride plate. As an effect of the closure of the İzmir–Ankara–Erzincan ocean, northward backthrusting during the Paleocene-Early Eocene created the present stacking order. Apatite fission-track ages from this study range from 31.8 to 26.8 Ma (Late Rupelian-Early Chattian) and point to a previously unrecognized mid-Oligocene cooling/exhumation episode. (U-Th)/He analysis on zircon crystals obtained from the island of Cyprus evidentiate that the Late Cretaceous trondhjemites of the Troodos Massif not recorded a significant cooling event. Instead results for the Late Triassic turbiditic sandstones of the Vlambouros Formation show that the Mamonia mélange was never buried enough to reach the closure temperature of the ZHe radiometric system (ca. 200°C), thus retaining the Paleozoic signature of a previous sedimentary cycle.

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Mittiga, Francesco <1985&gt. "Low-temperature thermochronological evolution of the Menderes and Alanya massifs (Turkey)." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2015. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/6814/.

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The application of two low-temperature thermochronometers [fission-track analysis and (U-Th)/He analyses, both on apatite] to various tectonostratigraphic units of the Menderes and Alanya Massifs of Turkey has provided significant new constraints to the understanding of their structural evolution. The Menderes Massif of western Anatolia is one of the largest metamorphic core complexes on Earth. The integration of the geochronometric dataset presented in this dissertation with preexisting ones from the literature delineates three groups of samples within the Menderes Massif. In the northern and southern region the massif experienced a Late Oligocene-Early Miocene tectonic denudation and surface uplift; whereas data from the central region are younger, with most ages ranging between the Middle-Late Miocene. The results of this study are consistent with the interpretation for a symmetric exhumation of the Menderes Massif. The Alanya Massif of SW Anatolia presents a typical nappe pile consisting of thrust sheets with contrasting metamorphic histories. Petrological and geochronological data clearly indicate that the tectonometamorphic evolution Alanya started from Late Cretaceous with the northward subduction of an ‘Alanya ocean’ under the Tauride plate. As an effect of the closure of the İzmir–Ankara–Erzincan ocean, northward backthrusting during the Paleocene-Early Eocene created the present stacking order. Apatite fission-track ages from this study range from 31.8 to 26.8 Ma (Late Rupelian-Early Chattian) and point to a previously unrecognized mid-Oligocene cooling/exhumation episode. (U-Th)/He analysis on zircon crystals obtained from the island of Cyprus evidentiate that the Late Cretaceous trondhjemites of the Troodos Massif not recorded a significant cooling event. Instead results for the Late Triassic turbiditic sandstones of the Vlambouros Formation show that the Mamonia mélange was never buried enough to reach the closure temperature of the ZHe radiometric system (ca. 200°C), thus retaining the Paleozoic signature of a previous sedimentary cycle.

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Baroni, Cristina <1973&gt. "Quality assessment of a landslide inventory map and its application to land‐use planning. A case study in the Northern Apennines (Emilia‐Romagna region, Italy)." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2015. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/6843/1/Baroni_Cristina_tesi.pdf.

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Landslide hazard and risk are growing as a consequence of climate change and demographic pressure. Land‐use planning represents a powerful tool to manage this socio‐economic problem and build sustainable and landslide resilient communities. Landslide inventory maps are a cornerstone of land‐use planning and, consequently, their quality assessment represents a burning issue. This work aimed to define the quality parameters of a landslide inventory and assess its spatial and temporal accuracy with regard to its possible applications to land‐use planning. In this sense, I proceeded according to a two‐steps approach. An overall assessment of the accuracy of data geographic positioning was performed on four case study sites located in the Italian Northern Apennines. The quantification of the overall spatial and temporal accuracy, instead, focused on the Dorgola Valley (Province of Reggio Emilia). The assessment of spatial accuracy involved a comparison between remotely sensed and field survey data, as well as an innovative fuzzylike analysis of a multi‐temporal landslide inventory map. Conversely, long‐ and short‐term landslide temporal persistence was appraised over a period of 60 years with the aid of 18 remotely sensed image sets. These results were eventually compared with the current Territorial Plan for Provincial Coordination (PTCP) of the Province of Reggio Emilia. The outcome of this work suggested that geomorphologically detected and mapped landslides are a significant approximation of a more complex reality. In order to convey to the end‐users this intrinsic uncertainty, a new form of cartographic representation is needed. In this sense, a fuzzy raster landslide map may be an option. With regard to land‐use planning, landslide inventory maps, if appropriately updated, confirmed to be essential decision‐support tools. This research, however, proved that their spatial and temporal uncertainty discourages any direct use as zoning maps, especially when zoning itself is associated to statutory or advisory regulations.

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Baroni, Cristina <1973&gt. "Quality assessment of a landslide inventory map and its application to land‐use planning. A case study in the Northern Apennines (Emilia‐Romagna region, Italy)." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2015. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/6843/.

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Landslide hazard and risk are growing as a consequence of climate change and demographic pressure. Land‐use planning represents a powerful tool to manage this socio‐economic problem and build sustainable and landslide resilient communities. Landslide inventory maps are a cornerstone of land‐use planning and, consequently, their quality assessment represents a burning issue. This work aimed to define the quality parameters of a landslide inventory and assess its spatial and temporal accuracy with regard to its possible applications to land‐use planning. In this sense, I proceeded according to a two‐steps approach. An overall assessment of the accuracy of data geographic positioning was performed on four case study sites located in the Italian Northern Apennines. The quantification of the overall spatial and temporal accuracy, instead, focused on the Dorgola Valley (Province of Reggio Emilia). The assessment of spatial accuracy involved a comparison between remotely sensed and field survey data, as well as an innovative fuzzylike analysis of a multi‐temporal landslide inventory map. Conversely, long‐ and short‐term landslide temporal persistence was appraised over a period of 60 years with the aid of 18 remotely sensed image sets. These results were eventually compared with the current Territorial Plan for Provincial Coordination (PTCP) of the Province of Reggio Emilia. The outcome of this work suggested that geomorphologically detected and mapped landslides are a significant approximation of a more complex reality. In order to convey to the end‐users this intrinsic uncertainty, a new form of cartographic representation is needed. In this sense, a fuzzy raster landslide map may be an option. With regard to land‐use planning, landslide inventory maps, if appropriately updated, confirmed to be essential decision‐support tools. This research, however, proved that their spatial and temporal uncertainty discourages any direct use as zoning maps, especially when zoning itself is associated to statutory or advisory regulations.

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Fabbri, Stefano <1975&gt. "Geomorphological and statistical analysis on Ravenna dune fields changes, based on Terrestrial Laser Technology." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2015. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/6932/1/TESIDOTTORATO_FabbriS.pdf.

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Coastal sand dunes represent a richness first of all in terms of defense from the sea storms waves and the saltwater ingression; moreover these morphological elements constitute an unique ecosystem of transition between the sea and the land environment. The research about dune system is a strong part of the coastal sciences, since the last century. Nowadays this branch have assumed even more importance for two reasons: on one side the born of brand new technologies, especially related to the Remote Sensing, have increased the researcher possibilities; on the other side the intense urbanization of these days have strongly limited the dune possibilities of development and fragmented what was remaining from the last century. This is particularly true in the Ravenna area, where the industrialization united to the touristic economy and an intense subsidence, have left only few dune ridges residual still active. In this work three different foredune ridges, along the Ravenna coast, have been studied with Laser Scanner technology. This research didn’t limit to analyze volume or spatial difference, but try also to find new ways and new features to monitor this environment. Moreover the author planned a series of test to validate data from Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS), with the additional aim of finalize a methodology to test 3D survey accuracy. Data acquired by TLS were then applied on one hand to test some brand new applications, such as Digital Shore Line Analysis System (DSAS) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), to prove their efficacy in this field; on the other hand the author used TLS data to find any correlation with meteorological indexes (Forcing Factors), linked to sea and wind (Fryberger's method) applying statistical tools, such as the Principal Component Analysis (PCA).

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Fabbri, Stefano <1975&gt. "Geomorphological and statistical analysis on Ravenna dune fields changes, based on Terrestrial Laser Technology." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2015. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/6932/.

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Coastal sand dunes represent a richness first of all in terms of defense from the sea storms waves and the saltwater ingression; moreover these morphological elements constitute an unique ecosystem of transition between the sea and the land environment. The research about dune system is a strong part of the coastal sciences, since the last century. Nowadays this branch have assumed even more importance for two reasons: on one side the born of brand new technologies, especially related to the Remote Sensing, have increased the researcher possibilities; on the other side the intense urbanization of these days have strongly limited the dune possibilities of development and fragmented what was remaining from the last century. This is particularly true in the Ravenna area, where the industrialization united to the touristic economy and an intense subsidence, have left only few dune ridges residual still active. In this work three different foredune ridges, along the Ravenna coast, have been studied with Laser Scanner technology. This research didn’t limit to analyze volume or spatial difference, but try also to find new ways and new features to monitor this environment. Moreover the author planned a series of test to validate data from Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS), with the additional aim of finalize a methodology to test 3D survey accuracy. Data acquired by TLS were then applied on one hand to test some brand new applications, such as Digital Shore Line Analysis System (DSAS) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), to prove their efficacy in this field; on the other hand the author used TLS data to find any correlation with meteorological indexes (Forcing Factors), linked to sea and wind (Fryberger's method) applying statistical tools, such as the Principal Component Analysis (PCA).

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Pellegrini, Claudio <1984&gt. "Drivers of Continental Margin Growth. Examples from the Quaternary Adriatic Basin." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2016. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/7499/1/PELLEGRINI_CLAUDIO_TESI.pdf.

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The growth of continental margins typically results in the development of large-scale sedimentary units with sigmoidal-shaped profiles, termed clinothems. Clinothems occur at a variety of spatial and temporal scales, are recognized from shelfal to basin regions and represent one of the fundamental building blocks of prograding successions. This Ph.D. thesis is based on four datasets from different case histories along an hypothetical sediment routing system of the Adriatic continental margin. The main goal of this Ph.D. thesis is to investigate how the interaction of allogenic and autogenic processes impacts on river morphodynamics and drives clinothems development and growth, and ultimately the formation of modern continental margins. The first case history is a portion of the Po River upstream the Isola Serafini dam. This area may be considered as a natural laboratory where investigate and quantify the impact of the backwater effect on river morphodynamics. The second case history is the Mid Adriatic Deep during the Last Glacial Maximum, where a 350m thick succession developped in a very short-time window. This area allows to investigate the internal architecture, geometric relation and facies distribution of a lowstand delta. The third case history, offshore the Gargano Promontory, offers the possibility to investigate how genetically-related coastal and subaqueous progradations, i.e. a compound delta, may develop at sub-millennial time scale. The fourth case history, the southern Adriatic Basin, gives opportunity to investigate the impact of the oceanographic regime on sediment transport, where, far from direct sediment feeding sources, lateral advection and current deposition became the dominant mechanism of margin progradation. Working on the Adriatic Quaternary succession it was possible to document the effect of a paramount control on margin feed and progradation, to discriminate short-lived phases of extremely rapid deposition during the margin construction, and to document the importance of oceanographic processes on margin growth.

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Pellegrini, Claudio <1984&gt. "Drivers of Continental Margin Growth. Examples from the Quaternary Adriatic Basin." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2016. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/7499/.

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The growth of continental margins typically results in the development of large-scale sedimentary units with sigmoidal-shaped profiles, termed clinothems. Clinothems occur at a variety of spatial and temporal scales, are recognized from shelfal to basin regions and represent one of the fundamental building blocks of prograding successions. This Ph.D. thesis is based on four datasets from different case histories along an hypothetical sediment routing system of the Adriatic continental margin. The main goal of this Ph.D. thesis is to investigate how the interaction of allogenic and autogenic processes impacts on river morphodynamics and drives clinothems development and growth, and ultimately the formation of modern continental margins. The first case history is a portion of the Po River upstream the Isola Serafini dam. This area may be considered as a natural laboratory where investigate and quantify the impact of the backwater effect on river morphodynamics. The second case history is the Mid Adriatic Deep during the Last Glacial Maximum, where a 350m thick succession developped in a very short-time window. This area allows to investigate the internal architecture, geometric relation and facies distribution of a lowstand delta. The third case history, offshore the Gargano Promontory, offers the possibility to investigate how genetically-related coastal and subaqueous progradations, i.e. a compound delta, may develop at sub-millennial time scale. The fourth case history, the southern Adriatic Basin, gives opportunity to investigate the impact of the oceanographic regime on sediment transport, where, far from direct sediment feeding sources, lateral advection and current deposition became the dominant mechanism of margin progradation. Working on the Adriatic Quaternary succession it was possible to document the effect of a paramount control on margin feed and progradation, to discriminate short-lived phases of extremely rapid deposition during the margin construction, and to document the importance of oceanographic processes on margin growth.

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Sistilli, Flavia <1983&gt. "Valutazione integrata del sistema spiaggia-duna costiera, in relazione alle dinamiche geomorfologiche, vegetazionali e meteomarine (Ravenna, Italia)." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2016. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/7532/1/Sistilli_Flavia_tesi.pdf.

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La zona costiera è un ecosistema di transizione dove l’interazione di numerosi fattori determina un equilibrio di tipo dinamico, estremamente sensibile agli impatti delle attività antropiche. La costa romagnola, come tutta quella italiana, soffre oggigiorno di un’importante crisi erosiva aggravata dalla subsidenza e dall’intensificarsi di eventi meteomarini potenzialmente erosivi. In questo contesto, la progressiva scomparsa delle dune costiere ha privato il sistema di un’importante difesa naturale ed elemento di resilienza. L’oggetto di studio sono quindi le dune costiere non come elemento isolato ma nell’ottica complessiva di un sistema dinamico e complesso che coinvolge forzanti meteomarine, spiaggia e vegetazione. L’articolazione dello studio ha riguardato prima di tutto l’analisi dei trend evolutivi delle aree dunose a scala secolare, da un punto di vista quantitativo e qualitativo. Lo studio dei fattori fisici ha permesso la definizione del quadro meteomarino di base e l’analisi di mareggiate e storm surge, secondo frequenze attuali e valori estremi. Inoltre, è stata effettuata la caratterizzazione della componente spiaggia da un punto di vista morfodinamico modale. Lo studio della vegetazione costiera in termini di successione spaziale ha evidenziato situazioni di disturbo/naturalità oltre ad importanti relazioni tra specie e valibili morfo-topografiche. Lo ricerca è proseguita quindi con il vero e proprio studio integrato incentrato sullo sviluppo delle dune embrionali (area naturale di foce Bevano) osservando i patterns di sedimentazione/erosione, la risposta ai singoli eventi erosivi, nonché i tassi di crescita in elevazione ed estensione. Le diverse componenti monitorate sono state analizzate in relazione alla dinamica geomorfologica, intesa come aree di accumulo/stabilità/erosione e monitorata tramite tecniche di fotogrammetria Structure from Motion. In conclusione, l’obiettivo dello studio è stato quello di fornire un contributo alla conoscenza delle dinamiche ambientali del sistema costiero, offrendo oltretutto utili indicazioni per la realizzazione di auspicabili interventi di conservazione di questi importanti habitat.
Coastal zone is a transition ecosystem where the interaction of several factors determines a dynamic equilibrium that is extremely sensitive to the impacts of human activities. Now a days the Emilia-Romagna’s coast, like overall Italian coast, suffers from a significant erosive crisis that is worsen by land subsidence and storminess intensification. In this context, the progressive disappearance of costal dune is equivalent to deprive the system from an essential natural defense and resilience element. The object of this study is therefore coastal dunes system not as an isolated element but in the overall perspective of a dynamic and complex system that involves meteo-marine forcing, beach and vegetation. The study starts with a preliminary analysis of evolutionary trends of dune areas, on a century scale, from a quantitative and qualitative point of view. In order to describe physical factors, meteo-marine conditions were defined for the area with particular attentions on potential erosive events such as storm-waves and storm surges, considering current frequency and extreme values. Moreover, natural beaches morphodynamic modal state and closure depth values were assessed. The study of coastal vegetation in terms of spatial sequence showed different situations of disturbance/naturality as well as important relationships between species and morpho-topographical parameters. Research continued then with the actual integrated study focusing on embryo dunes development, in the natural area of Bevano torrent mouth, observing for a year the sedimentation/erosion patterns, the response to single erosive event and growth rates in elevation and extension. The others environmental components monitored were analyzed in connection to geomorphologic dynamic, evaluated in terms of areas of deposition/stability/erosion and surveyed by ground-based and Structure from Motion photogrammetry. In conclusion, the study objective was to provide a contribution to environmental coastal dynamics knowledge, offering moreover useful indications for desirable restoration and conservation actions of this important habitat.

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Sistilli, Flavia <1983&gt. "Valutazione integrata del sistema spiaggia-duna costiera, in relazione alle dinamiche geomorfologiche, vegetazionali e meteomarine (Ravenna, Italia)." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2016. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/7532/.

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La zona costiera è un ecosistema di transizione dove l’interazione di numerosi fattori determina un equilibrio di tipo dinamico, estremamente sensibile agli impatti delle attività antropiche. La costa romagnola, come tutta quella italiana, soffre oggigiorno di un’importante crisi erosiva aggravata dalla subsidenza e dall’intensificarsi di eventi meteomarini potenzialmente erosivi. In questo contesto, la progressiva scomparsa delle dune costiere ha privato il sistema di un’importante difesa naturale ed elemento di resilienza. L’oggetto di studio sono quindi le dune costiere non come elemento isolato ma nell’ottica complessiva di un sistema dinamico e complesso che coinvolge forzanti meteomarine, spiaggia e vegetazione. L’articolazione dello studio ha riguardato prima di tutto l’analisi dei trend evolutivi delle aree dunose a scala secolare, da un punto di vista quantitativo e qualitativo. Lo studio dei fattori fisici ha permesso la definizione del quadro meteomarino di base e l’analisi di mareggiate e storm surge, secondo frequenze attuali e valori estremi. Inoltre, è stata effettuata la caratterizzazione della componente spiaggia da un punto di vista morfodinamico modale. Lo studio della vegetazione costiera in termini di successione spaziale ha evidenziato situazioni di disturbo/naturalità oltre ad importanti relazioni tra specie e valibili morfo-topografiche. Lo ricerca è proseguita quindi con il vero e proprio studio integrato incentrato sullo sviluppo delle dune embrionali (area naturale di foce Bevano) osservando i patterns di sedimentazione/erosione, la risposta ai singoli eventi erosivi, nonché i tassi di crescita in elevazione ed estensione. Le diverse componenti monitorate sono state analizzate in relazione alla dinamica geomorfologica, intesa come aree di accumulo/stabilità/erosione e monitorata tramite tecniche di fotogrammetria Structure from Motion. In conclusione, l’obiettivo dello studio è stato quello di fornire un contributo alla conoscenza delle dinamiche ambientali del sistema costiero, offrendo oltretutto utili indicazioni per la realizzazione di auspicabili interventi di conservazione di questi importanti habitat.
Coastal zone is a transition ecosystem where the interaction of several factors determines a dynamic equilibrium that is extremely sensitive to the impacts of human activities. Now a days the Emilia-Romagna’s coast, like overall Italian coast, suffers from a significant erosive crisis that is worsen by land subsidence and storminess intensification. In this context, the progressive disappearance of costal dune is equivalent to deprive the system from an essential natural defense and resilience element. The object of this study is therefore coastal dunes system not as an isolated element but in the overall perspective of a dynamic and complex system that involves meteo-marine forcing, beach and vegetation. The study starts with a preliminary analysis of evolutionary trends of dune areas, on a century scale, from a quantitative and qualitative point of view. In order to describe physical factors, meteo-marine conditions were defined for the area with particular attentions on potential erosive events such as storm-waves and storm surges, considering current frequency and extreme values. Moreover, natural beaches morphodynamic modal state and closure depth values were assessed. The study of coastal vegetation in terms of spatial sequence showed different situations of disturbance/naturality as well as important relationships between species and morpho-topographical parameters. Research continued then with the actual integrated study focusing on embryo dunes development, in the natural area of Bevano torrent mouth, observing for a year the sedimentation/erosion patterns, the response to single erosive event and growth rates in elevation and extension. The others environmental components monitored were analyzed in connection to geomorphologic dynamic, evaluated in terms of areas of deposition/stability/erosion and surveyed by ground-based and Structure from Motion photogrammetry. In conclusion, the study objective was to provide a contribution to environmental coastal dynamics knowledge, offering moreover useful indications for desirable restoration and conservation actions of this important habitat.

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