Sofia De Gregorio

Dr. Sofia De Gregorio

Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, 90146 Sezione di Palermo, Italy
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Academic Career Length

30Years (1997-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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2 March 2023 in Remote Sensing
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CFCinzia Federico
Cinzia Federico
OCOrnella Cocina
Ornella Cocina
SGSalvatore Gambino
Salvatore Gambino
Antonio PaonitaAntonio Paonita
Antonio Paonita
Stefano BrancaStefano Branca
Stefano Branca
FSFrancesco Sortino
Francesco Sortino
In September 2021, the La Fossa crater at Vulcano, in Italy, entered a new phase of unrest. We discuss a set of monitoring parameters included in the INGV surveillance network, which closely tracked the sequence of effects related to the crisis. The low-frequency local seismicity sharply increased, while the GPS and tiltmeter networks recorded the inflation of the cone, as an effect of fluid expansion in the hydrothermal system. Gravity variations were probably the effects of fast processes within shallow sources. The anomalies in soil CO2 flux, fumarole temperature, and in plume SO2 flux marked the strong increase in the vapor output from crater fumaroles. The signs of the impending crisis had been evident in the chemical and isotopic composition of fumarole gases since July 2021. These geochemical anomalies were clearly indicative of the enhanced input of gases from a magmatic source. In October, the massive degassing also influenced the areas at the base of the cone. In some areas, soil CO2 degassing and the thermal aquifer recorded strong anomalies. By early November, the crisis reached its acme. Afterward, the monitored parameters started a slow and discontinuous decreasing trend although remaining, some of them, sensibly above the background for several months. The multidisciplinary approach proved decisive for the interpretation of the underlying processes acting in the different phases of the unrest, thus allowing a consistent evaluation of the multiple hazards.

15 June 1997 in Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
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WDWalter D’Alessandro
Walter D’Alessandro
Sofia De GregorioSofia De Gregorio
Sofia De Gregorio
GDG. Dongarrà
G. Dongarrà
SGSergio Gurrieri
Sergio Gurrieri
FPF. Parello
F. Parello
BPB. Parisi
B. Parisi

22 July 2011 in Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
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RNR. Di Napoli
R. Di Napoli
Raffaele MartoranaRaffaele Martorana
Raffaele Martorana
GOG. Orsi
G. Orsi
AAA. Aiuppa
A. Aiuppa
MCMarco Camarda
Marco Camarda
MVM. Valenza
M. Valenza

1 February 2008 in Chemical Geology
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CFC. Federico
C. Federico
LPL. Pizzino
L. Pizzino
DCDaniele Cinti
Daniele Cinti
Sofia De GregorioSofia De Gregorio
Sofia De Gregorio
RFR. Favara
R. Favara
NVN. Voltattorni
N. Voltattorni

9 October 2016 in Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
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MCMarco Camarda
Marco Camarda
Sofia De GregorioSofia De Gregorio
Sofia De Gregorio
Roberto M. R. Di MartinoRoberto M. R. Di Martino
Roberto M. R. Di Martino
RFRocco Favara
Rocco Favara