Nicola Gagliarde

Prof. Nicola Gagliarde


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

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

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3 November 2025 in Remote Sensing
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NICOLA ANGELO FAMIGLIETTINICOLA ANGELO FAMIGLIETTI
NICOLA ANGELO FAMIGLIETTI
GMGaetano Memmolo
Gaetano Memmolo
AMAntonino Memmolo
Antonino Memmolo
RMRobert Migliazza
Robert Migliazza
NGNicola Gagliarde
Nicola Gagliarde
BMBruno Massa
Bruno Massa
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is a powerful tool for imaging shallow stratigraphic and structural features. This study shows that it is particularly effective also in detecting near-surface evidence of active faulting. In the Southern Apennines (Italy), one of the most seismically active regions of the Mediterranean area, the shallow expression of active faults is often poorly constrained due to limited or ambiguous surface evidence. Low-frequency GPR profiles were acquired in the Calore River Valley (Campania Region), an area historically affected by large earthquakes and characterized by debated seismogenic sources. The surveys employed multiple antenna frequencies (30, 60, and 80 MHz) and both horizontal and vertical acquisition geometries, enabling penetration depths ranging from ~5 m to ~50 m. The acquired GPR profiles, integrated with high-precision georeferencing, were able to reveal the presence of shallow steeply dipping active normal faults striking E–W to ENE–WSW, here named the Postiglione Fault System. Therefore, this study highlights the methodological potential of low-frequency GPR for investigating active faults in carbonate substratum and fine-to-coarse-grained sedimentary units and thus contributing to refining the seismotectonic framework and improving seismic hazard assessment of seismically active areas such as the Southern Apennines.