Multiproxy assessment of Holocene relative sea-level changes in the western Mediterranean: Sea-level variability and improvements in the definition of the isostatic …
A review of 917 relative sea-level (RSL) data-points has resulted in the first quality-
controlled database constraining the Holocene sea-level histories of the western …
controlled database constraining the Holocene sea-level histories of the western …
The Strait of Messina: Seismotectonics and the source of the 1908 earthquake
More than 100 years after the devasting Messina-Reggio Calabria earthquake (M= 7.1), the
largest seismic event ever recorded in southern Europe in the instrumental epoch, its …
largest seismic event ever recorded in southern Europe in the instrumental epoch, its …
Holocene relative sea-level changes and vertical movements along the Italian and Istrian coastlines
F Antonioli, L Ferranti, A Fontana, A Amorosi… - Quaternary …, 2009 - Elsevier
Published and new data exist for relative sea-level change for 105 locations (127 samples)
during the late Holocene, along the Italian (and Istrian) coasts. These data, compared with …
during the late Holocene, along the Italian (and Istrian) coasts. These data, compared with …
GPS velocity and strain fields in Sicily and southern Calabria, Italy: Updated geodetic constraints on tectonic block interaction in the central Mediterranean
We present an improved rendition of the geodetic velocity and strain fields in Sicily and
southern Calabria obtained through the analysis of 18 years of GPS observations from …
southern Calabria obtained through the analysis of 18 years of GPS observations from …
Chapter 7 the rock coast of the Mediterranean and black seas
Rock coasts and shore platforms are conspicuous landforms along the Mediterranean and
Black Sea (MBS) coasts. These coasts have been fashioned by changes in sea level …
Black Sea (MBS) coasts. These coasts have been fashioned by changes in sea level …
Active transpression in the northern Calabria Apennines, southern Italy
L Ferranti, E Santoro, ME Mazzella, C Monaco… - Tectonophysics, 2009 - Elsevier
An integrated analysis of geomorphologic and structural data, offshore seismic profiles and
local network seismicity, is used to shed light on the hitherto poorly known active …
local network seismicity, is used to shed light on the hitherto poorly known active …
Strain accumulation across the Messina Straits and kinematics of Sicily and Calabria from GPS data and dislocation modeling
We use Global Positioning System (GPS) velocities and dislocation modeling to investigate
the rate and nature of interseismic strain accumulation in the area affected by the 1908 Mw …
the rate and nature of interseismic strain accumulation in the area affected by the 1908 Mw …
Active faulting and seismicity along the Siculo–Calabrian Rift Zone (southern Italy)
Southern Italy is dominated by extensional tectonics that in the Calabrian arc and Eastern
Sicily produced the development of the Siculo–Calabrian Rift Zone (SCRZ). This zone is …
Sicily produced the development of the Siculo–Calabrian Rift Zone (SCRZ). This zone is …
[HTML][HTML] Out of phase Quaternary uplift-rate changes reveal normal fault interaction, implied by deformed marine palaeoshorelines
We have mapped and constrained the timing of tectonically deformed uplifted Late
Quaternary palaeoshorelines in the Messina Strait, southern Italy, an area above a …
Quaternary palaeoshorelines in the Messina Strait, southern Italy, an area above a …
Timing of the emergence of the Europe–Sicily bridge (40–17 cal ka BP) and its implications for the spread of modern humans
The submerged sill in the Strait of Messina, which is located today at a minimum depth of 81
m below sea level (bsl), represents the only land connection between Sicily and mainland …
m below sea level (bsl), represents the only land connection between Sicily and mainland …